Tory ministers will on Thursday reveal plans to rip up planning regulations and lower house prices for first-time buyers and key workers by up to 30% in a bid to boost Britain’s housing market.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has claimed that this major overhaul of the planning system will speed up the housebuilding process and “cut red tape but not standards”.
But campaigners are concerned that the plans will harm the environment and see Tories ditch or water-down a requirement for big developers to contribute to infrastructure around big new developments, potentially piling pressure on cash strapped councils.
Mr Jenrick said the Conservatives’ latest reforms will protect green spaces while making it easier to build on “brownfield land”.
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