A £2.5 million cash
boost to speed up the delivery of over 155,000 new homes across England has
been announced by the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.
Nine locally-led
garden town developments, from Bicester to Taunton, will each receive new
funding to fast track the build out of these large housing projects.
The new funding will
support local authorities and communities in delivering ambitious proposals,
speeding up the progress of developments through additional dedicated resources
and expertise.
Garden towns being
supported by government are committed to delivering high quality, well-planed
and well-designed new communities that will stand out as exemplars of good
development in years to come.
The funding will
support the development of 9 new locally-led garden towns at Bicester, Didcot,
Basingstoke, Otterpool Park in Kent, Aylesbury, Taunton, Harlow-Gilston, North
Northamptonshire and North Essex.
Communities
Secretary Sajid Javid said: "Locally-led garden towns have enormous potential to deliver the
homes that communities need. This new funding will help support the
construction of more than 155,000 homes in 9 places across the country.
"New communities not only deliver homes, but also bring new jobs and
facilities and a big boost to local economies."
The
government’s Housing White Paper sets out bold new
plans to ensure the housing market works for everyone, so that more people can
have the security of a decent place to live.
Across England,
government is supporting the locally-led development of 10 garden towns and
cities, as well as 14 garden villages – with the combined potential to deliver
220,000 new homes across England.
