LONDON (Reuters) -The British government said it will make changes to its proposals to overhaul the planning system aimed at making it more pro-growth, in a move that may mitigate mounting fiscal pressures ahead of the government’s budget due next month.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to “back the builders, not the blockers” and has criticised Britain’s current planning rules as holding the country back.

The government has a target to build 1.5 million homes before the next election, due in 2029, but figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility earlier this year said the government was set to fall short, at 1.3 million more homes.

The government said it would introduce new measures in its landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill that would help it hit the 1.5 million target

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