Government-backed think tank calls for planning changes to ‘move away’ from high rise

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The Housing & Finance Institute (HFI), which was established by the Government, has published, Repair, Protect, Build: What next for UK Housing After The Tragedy at Grenfell Tower.

The report recommends:

Immediate action is taken for a pause, a moratorium, on any new high-rise blocks being started.
A review of whether existing high-rise tower blocks can be made safe or whether they should simply be demolished.
A sharp acceleration of housebuilding throughout the country to deliver the million homes needed, including re-housing those affected in high-rise homes.