New measures will provide thousands of new homes
?Thousands of new homes will be provided following a range of government measures announced today (2 December 2014).
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said these new measures would support locally-led efforts to get the country building, building on the momentum gathered since 2010 which has seen house building levels rise to a 7-year high.
Today the government announced:
a locally-led garden town at Bicester, backed by the council and local MP, which will provide up to 13,000 new homes
the provision of 10,000 new homes on surplus public sector land at Northstowe in Cambridgeshire
a new target to release enough formerly-used surplus public sector land for 150,000 new homes between 2015 and 2020
government support to provide 11,000 new homes at Barking Riverside in East London, and 7,500 new homes as part of the redevelopment of Brent Cross
The government also announced measures that will provide thousands of new affordable homes:
an affordable homes programme that will provide 275,000 new homes between 2015 and 2020 – the fastest rate of affordable house building in 2 decades
the first 4 housing estates to be shortlisted for a share of £150 million to kickstart their radical regeneration.
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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said these new measures would support locally-led efforts to get the country building, building on the momentum gathered since 2010 which has seen house building levels rise to a 7-year high.
Today the government announced:
a locally-led garden town at Bicester, backed by the council and local MP, which will provide up to 13,000 new homes
the provision of 10,000 new homes on surplus public sector land at Northstowe in Cambridgeshire
a new target to release enough formerly-used surplus public sector land for 150,000 new homes between 2015 and 2020
government support to provide 11,000 new homes at Barking Riverside in East London, and 7,500 new homes as part of the redevelopment of Brent Cross
The government also announced measures that will provide thousands of new affordable homes:
an affordable homes programme that will provide 275,000 new homes between 2015 and 2020 – the fastest rate of affordable house building in 2 decades
the first 4 housing estates to be shortlisted for a share of £150 million to kickstart their radical regeneration.
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