New Towns: Local Government

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the support of the local authority is a necessary condition of a proposed development being part of the Government’s new towns programme.

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1. 25 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the support of the local authority is a necessary condition of a proposed development being part of the Government’s new towns programme.

   Source: Commons

2. 2 July 2026

   Answer

   Local authority support is not a condition of a proposed development being part of the new towns programme.As per Annex C: Locations Methodology of the New Towns Draft Programme consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, sub-criteria and guidance in...

   Source: Written answer

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