Housing targets to be diluted after revolt from Tory MPs

Housing targets to be diluted after revolt from Tory MPs

Dec 05, 2022 by BBC

Key Facts

  • Image source, Getty Images The government has agreed to water down housing targets for local councils, in order to put down a rebellion from Conservative MPs.
  • Nearly 60 rebels had pledged to back a plan to ban mandatory targets in England, delaying votes on the Levelling Up Bill.
  • In a press release, the Department for Levelling Up said the targets would become a "starting point" for development, with new flexibilities to "reflect local circumstances".
  • The rebels also say Mr Gove has agreed that councils with an up-to-date local housebuilding plan won't have to set aside a rolling five-year stock of land for future development.

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