{"id":29574,"date":"2026-04-29T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=29574"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:52:25","slug":"locations-of-the-governments-seven-new-towns-announced","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=29574","title":{"rendered":"Locations of the Government\u2019s Seven New Towns Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 26<sup>th<\/sup> 2026, the Government announced the locations of seven proposed New Towns, to provide thousands of new \u2018homes\u2019 where they are needed and \u2018to kickstart the housebuilding push\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tempsford, Bedfordshire <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to 40,000 homes will be built around a new East West Rail station, linking residents to Cambridge, Oxford, London and Milton Keynes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds South Bank, West Yorkshire <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to 20,000 homes are to be built to capitalise on the city\u2019s \u2018economic momentum\u2019 and the \u00a32.1 billion local transport investment by the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester Victoria North, Greater Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least 15,000 homes are to be built to regenerate the heart of Greater Manchester, with a new Metrolink stop connecting residents to jobs across the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brabazon and the West Innovation Arc, South Gloucestershire <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to 40,000 homes are to be sited at the heart of a world-class research and advanced engineering economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Itself one of the original new towns, the city will be expanded by around 40,000 homes\u00a0and the centre reinvigorated\u00a0with a new local transport system, boosting connectivity in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thamesmead, Greenwich, London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to 15,000 homes will \u2018unlock inaccessible riverside land\u2019 in London, enabled by the planned Docklands Light Railway extension<\/p>\n<p>Six other locations were assessed and although they will not be taken forward at this point, they may continue to be developed at a local level, or developed in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Adlington<\/p>\n<p>Heyford Park,<\/p>\n<p>Marlcombe\u00a0(East Devon),<\/p>\n<p>Plymouth,<\/p>\n<p>South Barking<\/p>\n<p>Wychavon Town \u2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Government suggests that Plymouth offers a \u2018unique opportunity\u2019 to \u2018bolster the UK\u2019s defence and security sector\u2019, offering a \u2018bespoke support package to unlock its potential as a centre of excellence in naval technology, and to ensure that lack of good quality homes does not act as a barrier to growth\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Government also announced that the Mayoral Combined Authorities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the East Midlands, Greater Lincolnshire, Hull &amp; East Yorkshire, Tees Valley, West of\u00a0England\u00a0and York &amp; North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that this will confirm the Government\u2019s commitment to solve the housing crisis while helping first-time buyers.<\/p>\n<p>The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England has given a cautious thumbs up to the majority of the locations approved, in particular those where sites are brownfield or \u2018regeneration-led\u2019, such as Manchester, Leeds, Brabazon, Milton Keynes and Tempsford.<\/p>\n<p>However, the two London sites provoke concern because building will fall on Green Belt land.\u00a0 CPRE has made clear its opposition to this, stating \u2018there is sufficient brownfield land in London that should be prioritised for development first\u2019.\u00a0 Moreover, CPRE has expressed its concern that any new building in London \u2018must be genuinely affordable\u2019, addressing housing needs in \u2018the right way\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>CPRE is also concerned that the six \u2018rejected\u2019 sites, which they deem unsuitable, are not safe from development in the future and, indeed, may \u2018have been placed in a holding category that could see them brought forward for large-scale housing through other routes \u2014 with less scrutiny and fewer guarantees on infrastructure or affordability than a formal new town would require\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The public consultation on proposed locations and draft planning policy is open until Monday 18 May and the Government states that the final locations will be confirmed later this year after the consultation and Strategic Environmental Assessment, together with any further required environmental assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The CPRE undertakes to engage with this consultation to try to ensure that the New Towns are truly well-planned, sustainable, with \u2018nature-rich, thriving communities with high connectivity and clean energy homes that people can afford\u2019: \u2018new towns done well\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information has been taken from the Government\u2019s press release (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/seven-new-towns-proposed-to-kickstart-housebuilding-push\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/seven-new-towns-proposed-to-kickstart-housebuilding-push<\/a>) and the website of the Campaign for the Preservation of Rural England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 26th 2026, the Government announced the locations of seven proposed New Towns, to provide thousands of new \u2018homes\u2019 where they are needed and \u2018to kickstart the housebuilding push\u2019. 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