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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

40,000 new homes to be built on railway land across Britain

Hundreds of new homes will come to the Newcastle Forth Goods Yards site under the new homes plan - (blocwork/5Plus)

The government has unveiled a new property company, Platform4, tasked with overseeing the development of up to 40,000 new homes on brownfield sites across surplus railway land over the next decade.

The Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed the new organisation will initially operate across England and Wales, with potential for future expansion into Scotland.

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