New guidance: Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities should not use ‘garden’ as a convenient label

The government has published an update to its prospectus for a new wave of garden settlements. Ministers are stressing that these new garden villages and towns must be locally led, must provide for ‘starter homes’ and must establish ‘a clear and distinct sense of identity. Expressions of Interest for Garden Villages, where the scale is 1,500 – 10,000 homes, must be submitted by the relevant Local Planning Authority. Deadline for submissions is 31 July 2016.

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