London suburbs set for housing boom as Sadiq Khan relaxes rules

Mayor plans to build more than 250,000 new homes in capital’s 13 outer suburbs – double the current rate

London’s suburbs are braced for a wave of construction after the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced that rules protecting local character would be lifted to enable a big increase in housebuilding.

The capital’s outer boroughs must build more new homes over the next decade than are in the whole of the city of Manchester, according to Khan’s draft London plan. A third of all new housing planned in the capital will be built on small sites including in back gardens and in upwards extensions of existing houses, apartment blocks and shops.

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