A report on behalf of Royal Town Planning Institute urged the next government to build half of all new houses within city boundaries
have identified changes to the planning system to dramatically increase housebuilding in England as one of their key areas to increase economic growth.
Housing has become a key battleground in the general election campaign, with Labour accusing the Conservatives of exacerbating the housing crisis by scrapping mandatory housing targets for local authorities. It adds that by building well-designed, large scale communities it could increase the value of such developments by £50bn as a result of the so-called “planning premium”.
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