London —Boris Johnson faces a rebellion in his ruling Conservative Party over plans to overhaul England’s planning system to accelerate house building.

Former cabinet minister Damian Green said “dozens” of Tory MPs are prepared to vote against the Planning Bill when it is put to parliament. “I think it is very likely that government will have to think again,” he said...

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