Pat McFadden said Labour's planning reforms are likely to be "controversial" but would help make home ownership more achievable, as the Government's legislative plans are set to be announced in the King's Speech on Wednesday.Mr McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said "it takes too long for things to get built in the UK", including economic growth drivers like infrastructure and data centres.Asked on BBC Breakfast about the Government's planning reforms, he said: "There is a generati

Pat McFadden said Labour's planning reforms are likely to be "controversial" but would help make home ownership more achievable, as the Government's legislative plans are set to be announced in the King's Speech on Wednesday.Mr McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said "it takes too long for things to get built in the UK", including economic growth drivers like infrastructure and data centres.Asked on BBC Breakfast about the Government's planning reforms, he said: "There is a generation of young people who are wondering, 'when am I going to get the chance to have a home of my own, either for rent or for purchase?'"What we used to think was a very achievable aspiration for the British people has become a less achievable aspiration in recent years. We want to make it more achievable. And to do that, we're going to have to build more houses than we have."