Labour say the Lib Dems will fall short of what is needed.
Stockport's housing plan "won't deliver" enough affordable homes, the borough's Labour leader has warned.
But Stockport is facing major housing issues, with an 'unprecedented' number of people facing homelessness and more than 6,000 people on the housing register. "There's a portion in the document that says proposals more than 14 storeys would need to be reviewed from the get-go, which would potentially delay development of the houses that we need. That, we are saying, is 'careful development?'
"The highest cost of hotel accommodation for those without a home, with less than 600 social housing tenancies available, and almost no private sector tenancies available with local housing allowance.
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