In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, traditionalist designer and urbanist, Ben Pentreath, shared his thoughts on the Labour government’s ambitious target to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. 

Pentreath, known for his work on Poundbury and East Faversham for the Duchy of Cornwall, expressed both support for the need for new housing and concerns over how this goal might be achieved. “There are armies of terraced houses marching over the countryside, with haystacks and animals running away,” Pentreath observed, drawing a vivid comparison to past urban expansions.

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