PETITION: Cut The Tory Targets
The Conservative Government are not listening to residents or to our council. It is clear that the government-imposed housing targets cannot be met without building on swathes of greenbelt.
The facts
In 2017-18 Three Rivers's target for building new homes was 180 per year.
In 2018-19 this target was increased to 620 new homes per year by the Conservative government.
Three Rivers is a Green Belt authority, around 75% of its land is classed as Green Belt.
Because there is so little brownfield land in Three Rivers, building on it can only provide 20% of the Tory housing target.
What this means for Three Rivers
The housing targets set by the government are flawed. By not taking account of limited space actually available in areas such as Three Rivers the government is forcing councils like ours to build on Green Belt.
If we are to meet the targets set by the government of delivering 620 new homes a year then building on the Green Belt is the only answer.
Three Rivers Liberal Democrats are committed to standing up for our residents. They demand the government give local communities more control and free them from top-down imposed unrealistic housing targets.
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