Keir Starmer insisted building more homes is more important than the environment today. The PM said he would prioritise 'human beings wanting to have a house' as he joined his deputy Angela Rayner unveiling a radical overhaul of the rules.
Councils are braced for brutal housebuilding targets today as Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner vow to rip up the 'broken' planning system.
The government released estimates of the targets for local areas in the summer, which are set to be confirmed in documents published later. Similarly, nearby Portsmouth City Council could be told to build 1,098 new homes under Labour's new target, up from 897 using the current method.North Yorkshire could be ordered to build 4,232 new homes.
Overall, the South East might be required to build almost 70,000 new homes a year under the proposed new method for determining housing targets.
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