Angela Rayner relaxed property rules to streamline plans to build homes on gardens. The government announced the decision alongside a £10bn residential funding package.
This funding serves as the starting step of a major housing investment program aimed at providing new homes across select areas.
Opponents labeled the updated guidelines a comeback of garden grabbing. James Cleverly said the National Planning Policy Framework update signals a return to garden grabbing. The Telegraph labeled the decision as a flawed answer to Britain's housing crisis, while the government concentrates on rolling out the new funding.