Sector welcomes Labour’s planning overhaul and reintroduction of mandatory housing targets

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Major housing associations, councils and housebuilders react to new government’s first major policy announcement

Rachel Reeves’ plan to overhaul the planning system and reintroduce mandatory local housing targets has drawn a broadly positive response from major housing associations, local authorities and housebuilders.

The new chancellor this morning said the Labour government will by the end of this month publish a consultation on changing the National Planning Policy Framework.

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