Planners Say Houses Will Have To Go On Green Sites
Planners say that if we want enough housing to go round, then we have to accept that green fields will be built on.
Planners say that if we want enough housing, then we have to accept that green fields will be built on. The population of Northamptonshire is going up, and there is more demand for housing from single people and small families. From 2001 to 2026 around 100,000 extra homes will be needed in the county.
Reporter Willy Gilder provides the background and goes to Moulton to meet Judith Shepherd, County Councillor for the Moulton, and to Barry Care, Chair of Moulton Parish Council. Stuart talks to Councilor Chris Millar, Leader of Daventry District Council and the former chair of the West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit.
Plus:
* how the overnight snow has affected Northamptonshire
* the latest from Kettering General Hospital after its A&E Department was pushed to the limit on Friday
* Saints & Cobblers traffic plans for days when home matches coincide
* friends of two-year old Northants boy with cancer start fund-raising and awareness campaign
* scheme in place to persuade people to shop in Wellingborough
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