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<p>Following the publication of prospectuses in April 2014 and March 2016 inviting
expressions of interest, the government is supporting twenty-four garden villages,
towns and cities across England, with the potential for over 200,000 new homes.</p><p>The
National Planning Policy Framework sets out that supply of new homes can sometimes
be best achieved through planning for larger scale development, such as new settlements
or extensions to existing villages and towns that follow the principles of Garden
Cities. Working with the support of their communities, local planning authorities
should consider whether such opportunities provide the best way of achieving sustainable
development.</p><p>We have made clear that, following consultation on changes to the
National Planning Policy Framework, we will amend policy to encourage a more proactive
approach by authorities to bring forward new settlements in their plans.</p><p> </p>
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