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The UK government has introduced new planning changes that will give 'default yes' to housebuilding near train stations, including on green belt sites. The changes aim to increase housebuilding numbers and help the government achieve its target of 1.5m new homes by 2029. The plans have sparked concerns from campaigners who want to protect greenbelt areas and from opposition parties who argue that the changes undermine the government's devolution agenda.
- ▪The new National Planning Policy Framework will give default approval for homes being built around railway stations.
- ▪The government aims to build 1.5m new homes by 2029, but is currently only a quarter of the way to its target.
- ▪The plans risk a backlash from campaigners who want to see greenbelt areas protected.
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04.05 EDTHousebuilding near train stations will be given 'default yes' under new planning changesGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. Thousands more homes could be built within 10 minutes of transport hubs, including on green belt sites, as part of changes to government planning rules in England.Under the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework, which you can read in full here, there will be default approval for homes being built around railway stations in a bid to increase housebuilding numbers.
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