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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Nicholas Cecil

Angela Rayner tears up planning rules to encourage new homes boom near Tube and rail stations in London

Angela Rayner is pressing ahead with a major reform to planning rules to make it easier for thousands more homes to be built near Tube and rail stations.

The Housing Secretary published an updated National Planning Policy Framework which includes default approval for new homes within “reasonable walking distance” of well-connected Underground, rail and tram stations.

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