Build more homes in cities to cut car travel, says MHCLG

Housing

The change to planning rules will simplify the conversion of shops to homes

The change to planning rules will simplify the conversion of shops to homes

The Government has dropped proposed reforms to housing policy in England that critics said would encourage car-based residential developments in rural areas. Major urban authorities will instead be required to accommodate more housing, which the Government says will support public transport and active travel. 

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consulted last summer on changing the standard method for assessing housing need as part of a plan to deliver 300,000 new...

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