Luton housing target

The UK government's new housing strategy, led by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, aims to deliver 1.5 million homes over five years, yet many cabinet members are seeing their constituency housing targets reduced. The plan includes a major overhaul of the planning system to introduce mandatory housing targets and promote development on brownfield and certain greenbelt lands, ensuring 50% of new homes are affordable. Critics argue that the new targets, calculated through an algorithm, may provoke public backlash in communities expected to absorb significant housing increases. While some areas will experience heightened targets, many cabinet members, including Sir Keir Starmer and Liz Kendall, face cuts in their constituencies. Rayner defends these changes as necessary corrections to previous planning errors, asserting that local authorities will now better reflect community needs. The government emphasizes that the housing crisis has persisted for too long, necessitating immediate action.