Angela Rayner eased building regulations to streamline plans to build homes on gardens. The government revealed the move alongside a £10bn residential funding package.
This funding represents the first wave of a broader development effort intended to supply new homes across designated communities.
Critics called the relaxed rules a comeback of garden grabbing. James Cleverly said the National Planning Policy Framework overhaul represents a return to garden grabbing. The Telegraph called the move an inadequate fix to Britain's housing crisis, while the government concentrates on rolling out the new funding.