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By Joey Gardiner2020-12-17T11:40:00+00:00 Details behind algorithm U-turn show pressure will be on largest English cities to develop more homes The 20 largest cities in the UK have been asked to up their housing targets by 35% in the government’s much publicised U-turn on its formula to calculate housing need. Under the details of the revised proposal, finally published yesterday afternoon, the housing ministry said it was completely abandoning the proposed revision of the “standard method” used to calculate housing need, which has been so controversial with Tory MPs. Manchester is am...

Bernstein appointed to new Covid urban recovery taskforce Former Manchester City Council chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein is among the members of a new taskforce set up by the government to advise on the regeneration and development of town and city centres in the wake of Covid. Sir Howard is regarded as instrumental in the regeneration of Manchester city centre during his nearly 20-year tenure at the council which ended in 2017. He will be joined on the urban centre recovery taskforce by Homes England chair Peter Freeman who led the redevelopment of London’s King’s Cross and George I...

Plan to regenerate England's cities with new homes New measures to level up England’s cities and provide much-needed new homes. From: New measures to help cities and their high streets recover from the pandemic More homes in urban areas - tackling unaffordability and making the most of brownfield land with £100 million of funding Revision of ‘80/20’ funding rule to help level up all parts of England New measures to level up England’s cities, recover from the pandemic and help provide much-needed new homes have been set out by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick today (16 December 20...

By Joey Gardiner2020-12-16T10:22:00+00:00 Change of tack will focus more investment in North and Midlands The government has abandoned an algorithm that would have dramatically increased housebuilding in the Conservatives’ southern heartlands. England’s 20 biggest cities will instead take a much larger share of new homes under new plans drawn up by Robert Jenrick after a huge backlash from Conservative MPs. The focus for housing numbers and affordable housing investment has switched to major cities in the North and Midlands. The previous plan, dubbed a “mutant algorithm” by one To...

Membership of the Urban Centre Recovery Task Force Details of the task force of experts who have offered their time and expert advice as we consider how best to support our cities to thrive. From: 16 December 2020 The Urban Centre Recovery Taskforce announced today (16 December 2020), will advise on how government can work with local leaders to support our cities to thrive. Covid-19 has posed unprecedented challenges, including to our cities and urban geography. The task force will consider the impacts of Covid-19 over the short and medium term and offer recommendations on practical measu...