New towns are key to growth: NFB
Posted: Monday, February 17th, 2025
The Government has announced that over 100 sites across England have come forward to be considered for the next generation of new towns. Every town will have the potential to deliver at least 10,000 homes and the required infrastructure to support them. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “New Towns are key to solving the housing crisis as they can set affordable price points for homes, attract businesses with the promise of strategic employment land, and build all things a community needs to ensure housing and infrastructure are not competing for limited land availability. “The Government should be commended for taking on the NIMBYs to deliver new towns, and it will greatly help them toward their 1.5m home target and delivery of sustainable and strategic growth.” The Government also highlighted that the Homes Accelerator programme unblocked 20,000 homes, £1m extra funding for government agencies, £2m for the Building Safety Regulator and £3m in grants for local councils to bolster planning.
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