A formula designed to set housing targets under the government’s revised planning system is being reviewed just three weeks after it was launched in response to a backlash from Tory MPs, according to reports.

The Spectator and Times reported that ministers are going back to the drawing board after it emerged that many towns and cities across England will see a significant fall in the number of new homes built, while causing housebuilding to boom in predominantly Tory-controlled areas outside of urban centres.

The government is bracing for a backlash from Conservative backbench MPs ahead of the new rules heading to parliament this autumn, with one MP telling the Spectator: “If you think A-levels were bad, wait until people get their heads round these reforms.”

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