Government Establishes New Towns Taskforce

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published their vision for new towns and has also established a New Towns Taskforce.

The new towns programme will include large scale new communities built on greenfield land and separated from other nearby settlements, but also a larger number of urban extensions and urban regeneration schemes.

Each of the new settlements will contain at least 10,000 homes, although a number are expected to be far larger.

The Taskforce will advise ministers on appropriate locations for significant housing growth. It will deliver a final shortlist of recommendations within 12 months but will have the freedom to share conclusions in respect of specific sites earlier if beneficial to the Government’s housebuilding drive.

The Deputy Prime Minister has appointed Sir Michael Lyons as the Chair and Dame Kate Barker as Deputy Chair.

More information can be found here.