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Kate Barker and Michael Lyons to lead government’s new towns taskforce

By 2024-07-31T11:00:00

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Expert group will make recommendations within a year

Sir Michael Lyons and Dame Kate Barker have been appointed to lead a independent task force which will develop a vision for the construction of new towns.

The taskforce has been asked to recommend appropriate locations for new communities of at least 10,000 new homes within 12 months.

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