Jenrick to ‘rethink planning from first principles’

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Housing secretary to unveil long-awaited reforms to planning system today, with white paper to follow

The government is expected to outline ambitious reforms of the country’s planning system tomorrow which will aim to speed up housing delivery.

Earlier today chancellor of the exchequer Rushi Sunak promised billions of pounds of investment in building new homes, but ministers want to get to grips with what many see as an arcane planning regime to accelerate housebuilding activity.

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