Lib Dem Christine Jardine has criticised Labour's plan for housing saying that 'they are not actually following what communities want, and what communities need'. She added that housing should be 'community-led'.
On average, 370,000 homes must be built in England each year;. Of these, 70,681 must be built in the South East – up from 69,000 when draft proposals were unveiled in the summer. In London , the target is nearly 88,000, much lower than the 98,800 set by the previous Tory government;. Green Belt land that 'does not strongly contribute' to Green Belt purposes such as stopping urban sprawl should become Grey Belt;.
The 'golden rule' of developments having to make 50 per cent of housing affordable was diluted to a minimum of 15 per cent;. Councils must increase the land designated for traveller sites;. Developments that appear to comply with a council's local plan may not need to be signed off by councillors;. Ministers will have the power to ram through developments in areas where councils have failed to submit comprehensive plans for reaching their annual target;.
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