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Ofsted-style ratings for housing developments get backing from Gove
One-word scoring system would factor into planning decisions
Michael Gove has backed a proposal to give housing developments Ofsted-style quality ratings as they pass through the planning system.
Under the system, developed by right-wing think tank Policy Exchange, local authorities would assess schemes against a checklist of more than 50 attributes, giving them a score out of a hundred which would then be translated into a one-word score that would factor into planning decisions.
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