Housing group blasts ‘capitulation to NIMBYs’ as Gove prepares to scrap greenbelt targets

By Daniel Gayne2023-12-13T13:13:00

New planning rules expected to be announced this week

Local authorities will not have to set aside greenbelt land to meet future housing need under new planning rules expected to be revealed later this week.

Housing secretary Michael Gove is reportedly poised to publish the delayed National Planning Policy Framework as early as Thursday.

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