Why my new towns plan brings hope to generation rent
The IndependentBritain’s new towns movement was one of the most exciting and ambitious projects in our country’s history. So today, we’re taking an early and important step: publishing draft placemaking principles for the design of new towns anyone would be proud to call home. Drawn up by the independent new towns taskforce, they are in the best tradition of the originals – enduring success stories like Stevenage and Crawley, Welwyn and Hale. Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner discussed new towns on a visit with King Charles earlier in the week As part of our plan for change to improve living standards right across the country, we are delivering 1.5 million homes over the next five years. By investing in a 21st-century new towns movement we are tackling the housing crisis head on while also creating long-term growth and jobs.
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