Three sites offered an immediate chance of delivery in this parliamentary term, Reed added. Nine other sites, nearly all of which are not solely new developments but extensions or ‘remodelling’ of existing communities or developments, have been recommended to government. The independent New Towns Task Force was set up last July to recommend locations for new towns, as well as outlining how they might be designed and delivered. AdvertisementReed said in his speech: ‘This party built new towns after the war to meet our promise of “homes fit for heroes”. Post-war new towns, including Milton Keynes, have been earmarked for an extension by the New Towns Task Force, as has Thamesmead in south-east London.