Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England

Programme is being billed as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a century

Ministers have confirmed the locations for seven new towns, which include under-developed inner-city land, a historic village and an existing new town.

The programme is being billed by the housing and communities department as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a century, with the planned construction of between 15,000 and 40,000 homes in each new town.