5 March 2018
The government has announced a major overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework to encourage the construction of new homes. The overhaul aims to ensure that the right homes are built with increased responsibility for both local authorities and developers to ensure that homes are built. The housing secretary Sajid Javid is promoting the construction of homes above railways, based on claims that up to 250,000 homes could be built in this way in London alone. Gov.uk