Correspondence

​​Letter from the Secretary of State to stakeholders: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​

​​The Secretary of State Steve Reed has written to stakeholders about the government’s next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
• Published: 16 December 2025

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to England

Documents

Letter from the Secretary of State to stakeholders: Next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding​

PDF, 222 KB, 6 pages

Details

​​On 16 December 2025, the government launched a consultation on a clearer more rules-based National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and announced wider measures to accelerate growth and housing delivery.