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ER Editor: Is this true or just posturing? If it’s real, this might actually be a Good Thing.
And from Saturday, The Guardian has this —
Plan to build 12 new towns in England to be unveiled at Labour conference
“I am launching the next generation of new towns taking the lessons from the postwar Labour government housing boom, mobilising the full power of the state to build a new generation of new towns.”
Locations under consideration include Tempsford, Bedfordshire, Crews Hill, north London and Leeds South Bank, though final decisions are yet to be made.
Each new town is expected to have at least 10,000 properties as well as GP surgeries, schools, green spaces and transport links. The taskforce will suggest that about 40% of the dwellings should be affordable homes, with 20% earmarked for social housing, it is understood.
Academics say Britain faces a shortage of about 4.3m homes, and there are record numbers of people living in temporary accommodation. Labour has pledged to build 1.5m new properties before the next general election, although analysts have cast doubt on whether this target is achievable.
This reporting, however, has history. This Guardian article goes back to February of this year —
Work on up to 12 new towns in England to begin by next election, says government
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In the BBC report below about the Labour Party conference, we can find a MAGA reference. Gasp!
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Building of three new towns will start before election, Labour pledges
JENNIFER McKIERNAN & BECKY MORTON for BBC
The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged.
A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas – Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank, and Crews Hill in north London – identified as the most promising sites.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed announced the plans in a speech on the opening day of Labour’s annual party conference.
EPA Housing Secretary Steve Reed wears a Build Baby Build capLabour has put housebuilding at the centre of its vision of how to get the economy growing, promising to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.
The announcement comes as Labour members gather in Liverpool for the annual conference.
A cabinet reshuffle, prompted by the resignation of Angela Rayner after she resigned for failing to pay enough tax on a flat purchase, saw Reed moved into the role of housing secretary.
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Supporters had filled the front row of the hall wearing red MAGA-style hats reading “build baby build” during his speech, and Reed put on his own baseball cap with a smile as he made the same pledge at the end of his speech.
However, the industry has warned the government faces huge challenges to reach the government’s proposed target, with housebuilders facing pressures including rising costs and taxes.
Meanwhile, recent figures showed the number of planning approvals for new homes in England fell to a record low during Labour’s first year in office.
The promise of a “new generation of new towns” was included in Labour’s election manifesto last year.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to “sweep aside the blockers to get homes built” and prevent home ownership being “a distant dream”.
He is emulating the Labour government of Clement Attlee, who planned the first wave of new towns after World War Two to relocate people from poor or bombed-out housing to developments including in Stevenage and Crawley.
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The 12 proposed developments range from large-scale standalone new communities, to expansions of existing towns and regeneration schemes within cities.
Sites in Cheshire, South Gloucestershire, East Devon, Plymouth and Manchester are among those which have been recommended for development.
The chosen sites will be subject to environmental assessments and consultation, with the government confirming the final locations and funding next spring.
Labour said each new town would have at least 10,000 homes and they could collectively result in 300,000 homes being built across England over the coming decades.
The government has welcomed a recommendation from the New Towns Taskforce that at least 40% of these new homes should be classed as affordable housing.
A New Towns Unit will be tasked with bringing in millions of pounds of public and private sector funding to invest in GP surgeries, schools, green spaces, libraries and transport for the new developments.
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Where could the next new towns be?
The New Towns Taskforce has recommended 12 locations are taken forward by the government:
- A standalone settlement in Adlington, Cheshire East
- A corridor of development in South Gloucestershire, across Brabazon and the West Innovation Arc
- A development bringing together Chase Park and Crews Hill in Enfield, north London
- Redevelopment of the former airbase at Heyford Park in Cherwell, Oxfordshire
- An urban development in the South Bank area of Leeds
- New homes in Victoria North, on the edge of Manchester city centre
- A standalone settlement in Marlcombe, East Devon
- A renewal of Milton Keynes city centre and an expansion of its periphery, alongside a new mass transit system
- Densified development in Plymouth
- A new settlement in Tempsford, Bedfordshire
- A riverside settlement in Thamesmead, south-east London
- Expanded development around Worcestershire Parkway train station
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Featured image source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/12/up-to-12-new-towns-will-be-under-construction-in-england-by-next-election-says-starmer
Featured image source: https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/labour-announces-new-towns-code-with-40-affordable-housing-targets/139837/
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