The ex-minister called for a major overhaul of planning regulations as a means of tackling poverty
had been “brewing for ages” and that large-scale changes are needed to “upend four or more decades of failure”.
currently progressing through Parliament, which allows local communities to vote on new developments in their area. He said the country needed “‘Street Votes’ on steroids” and called for a major overhaul of the planning system which he dubbed “Build Up Not Out” to allow anyone in a certain area to add additional storeys to their houses “provided they follow their local council’s design code”.
Rural areas and heritage buildings would be exempt under his proposal, which he predicted could lead to a “townhouse revolution of four or five-storey buildings” which would “double the amount of home space available” in towns and cities.
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