Each proposed site will deliver at least 10,000 homes with several others delivering 40,000 or more.

The proposed locations are:

• Tempsford, Bedfordshire
• Crews Hill and Chase Park, Enfield
• Leeds South Bank, West Yorkshire
• Manchester Victoria North, Greater Manchester
• Thamesmead, Greenwich
• Brabazon and West Innovation Arc, South Gloucestershire
• Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

To drive forward delivery, the government has added four interim advisers to support the new towns unit.

These are former London Legacy Development Corporation CEO Lyn Garner, former Ebbsfleet Development Corporation CEO Ian Piper, British Land COO Emma Cariaga and Rudlin & Co founding principal David Rudlin.

A public consultation on these proposed locations and draft planning policy is now open until 18th May, and will be published shortly afterwards.

Final locations will be confirmed later this year.

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Alongside the new towns consultation, the government has also confirmed today that the National Housing Bank will launch on 1st April. It will be backed with up to £16bn of financial capacity and will aim to deliver over 500,000 new homes.

The government has also confirmed additional support worth up to £400m over the next decade for subsidised products. This will enable both the National Housing Bank and regional Mayors to issue loans and investments at lower interest rates and unlock housebuilding across the country.

The National Housing Bank will be chaired by Peter Vernon, with Simon Century as its CEO.

“People want real change — homes they can afford, local infrastructure that works, and good jobs in thriving communities,” said housing secretary Steve Reed.

“Our next generation of new towns marks a turning point in how we build for the future.

“From the ground up, we’re planning whole communities with homes, jobs, transport links, and green spaces designed together — so we can give families the security and opportunities they deserve.”

The government also assessed six further new town locations — Adlington, Heyford Park, Marlcombe (East Devon), Plymouth, South Barking and Wychavon Town — which will not be taken forward as new towns at this stage but are deemed to be credible development opportunities and may continue to be supported through existing housing programmes.