Michael Gove will instruct his Levelling Up department to
boost homebuilding in the north of England, after widespread concerns that
previous proposals could see development targeted overwhelmingly in the south.
Gove, the new levelling up secretary, has been given the task of overhauling
controversial plans set out in a white paper last year, which have widely been
seen as tipping the balance of power in favour of developers and away from
local objectors. The prime minister is determined to
press ahead with boosting housing development on brownfield sites, including in
the south. But it is understood Gove will significantly water down the reforms.
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