Sarah Calkin, editor of the Local Government Chronicle, writing in relation to the government's planning changes, writes that “The government’s analysis – that the country is in the grip of an acute housing crisis and urgent action is needed – is not disputed. But its unrelenting portrayal of the planning system and local democracy as … Continue reading Planning changes – “divorced from the reality of how the housebuilding market currently operates”
Category: Housing targets
Central government housing targets “unrealistic” and “divorced from need”
In very candid comments, Yvonne Gagen, Leader of West Lancashire Council told the BBC that “I feel that we are going to be on a collision course with Labour”. She will not have uttered these words lightly. She was clearly exasperated by an increased target for her authority of 605 homes a year as compared … Continue reading Central government housing targets “unrealistic” and “divorced from need”
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 