Reeves and Rayner pledge default approval for schemes with 鈥榟igh housing potential鈥� such as sites near train stations
The government has pledged to make it easier for housing to be built around train stations as part of planning reforms to target 1.5 million homes.
In a joint announcement yesterday, the Treasury and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced what they described as a 鈥渕ajor new growth push鈥�.
They said that when developers submit an application for 鈥渁cceptable鈥� types of schemes in key areas, such as areas of high housing potential near transport hubs, the default answer to development is 鈥測es鈥�.
A spokesperson added: 鈥淭his will unlock more housing at a greater density in areas central to local communities, boosting the government鈥檚 number one mission to grow the economy.
鈥淭hese measures will transform communities, with more shops and homes nearer to the transport hubs that working people rely on day in, day out.鈥�
A spokesperson said the government is working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to release land around transport hubs through local development orders, such as around Castleton Station in Rochdale.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is championing plans to regenerate Old Trafford in Manche