New national housebuilding targets have been met with concern from a Suffolk MP, who fears they may diminish the voice of communities on where homes are built. The Labour Government announced plans at the end of July to tackle what it described as ‘the most acute housing crisis in living memory’. Councils across England will now receive new mandatory targets, to deliver the increased goal of 1.5 million homes nationwide over the next five years. In Babergh, the new requirement is expected at around 763 homes per annum – a rise of 83 per cent on the current annual target of 416. The Government’…
