Angela Rayner relaxed property rules to simplify efforts to build homes on gardens. Ministers revealed the move alongside a £10bn housing investment.
This funding serves as the starting step of a larger building push intended to supply new homes across chosen locations.
Opponents labeled the policy changes a return to garden grabbing. James Cleverly argued that the National Planning Policy Framework update represents a return to garden grabbing. The Telegraph labeled the decision as an inadequate fix to Britain's housing crisis, while the government concentrates on rolling out the new funding.