General Article Councils plan to build 270,000 fewer homes

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Councils across England have radically reduced their housing targets. This has contributed to a situation where the Coalition could end up presiding over the lowest level of housebuilding.
New research from Policy Exchange shows that councils are planning to build 272,720 fewer new homes since the abolition of regional planning. The figures, produced by planning consultancy Tetlow King, show that since the revocation of Regional Spatial Strategies in 2010, local authorities have used their bee...

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