A total of £6m will be allocated to help new locally-led
garden towns and villages progress plans to deliver up to 200,000 new homes. An
additional £1.9m will be given to councils in England to support new
neighbourhood plans, which government says will allow “communities to get
involved and have their say on the types of homes that are built and where.” The
funding “builds on the government’s commitment to giving communities a voice on
the development in their areas, including prioritising local brownfield land
while protecting the green belt,” MHCLG has said. Read more on Housing Today.
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Readers respond to criticism by senior planners of the government’s
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