Government to rethink planning formula after backbench backlash

By Tom Lowe2020-08-28T05:00:00

Reports suggest review of formula being conducted just three weeks after it was launched

An algorithm designed to set housing targets under the government’s new planning laws is being reviewed after Tory MPs complained that it will result in too many homes being built in suburbs and leafy shires rather than town centres.

Ministers are going back to the drawing board after it emerged that many towns and cities across England will see a significant fall in the number of new homes built, while causing housebuilding to boom in predominantly Tory-controlled areas outside of urban centres.

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