Homes plan threatens countryside
Language: English Series: Independent ; 26 August 1992, 6 | Daily Telegraph ; 26 August 1992, 2(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: A CPRE report criticises government determination to press on with plans to build 57 000 new houses a year in the Southeast, towards a target of 855 000 by 2006, arguing that as 80% of demand will arise from single- person households, development would be better targeted on flats, terraces and conversions, particularly in the cities where there is an infrastructure in place.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2833-11 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 46206-1001 |
A CPRE report criticises government determination to press on with plans to build 57 000 new houses a year in the Southeast, towards a target of 855 000 by 2006, arguing that as 80% of demand will arise from single- person households, development would be better targeted on flats, terraces and conversions, particularly in the cities where there is an infrastructure in place.