The former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake has joined the chous of criticism of the proposed planning reforms laid out in this month’s white paper, saying they risk a “return to mono-tenure estates” and won’t deliver more homes.

The crossbench peer and chair of housing association Peabody said the existing planning system was not stopping more homes being built. Writing in Building Design’s sister title Housing Today he argued reforms such as those outlined could actually reduce the delivery of affordable housing and “have a significant impact on the quality of new homes in the future”.

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