Greater Manchester's housing masterplan branded 'waste of time and money' as government plans U-turn
A council leader has branded the massive Places for Everyone housing masterplan a ‘three year waste of time and money’ in light of a potential government planning U-turn.
Housing targets have piled on pressure on local authorities, who often are unable to meet their ‘five year housing land supply’, by allowing development on protected green belt land. The plan, previously known as the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework in its earlier incarnation, is allocating sites to build 165,000 homes across the region over the next 15 years.
Lib Dem group leader Coun Howard Sykes said: “Following Mr Gove’s announcement, Greater Manchester now has two years during which to rethink and re-position its housing strategy. “I’m cautious given the government U-turns every ten minutes, so until it’s into law you have to be cautious about that,” she said.
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