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The government’s proposals for a new method to calculate local housing need would ‘entrench’ existing housebuilding patterns and does not consider employment projections or growth aspirations, the RTPI has said, to the agreement of several organisations.

A national housebuilding drive is needed for the north of England – a new report suggests that 500,000 more homes are required in the next 10 years to meet the region’s growth ambitions.

Leaders of cities and regions in the north of England have called on the government to clarify whether it remains committed to the Northern Powerhouse and Transport for the North.

A round-up of planning news in England: 13 May-17 May, 2017