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“Our plan for change will put builders not blockers first, overhaul the broken planning system and put roofs over the heads of working families and drive the growth that will put more money in people’s pockets,” said the PM.<\/p>\n
However, councils, including some Labour-run authorities, have previously raised concerns higher housing targets will be almost impossible to achieve.<\/p>\n
They point to strains on local infrastructure, land shortages and a lack of capacity in the construction industry as among the constraints on housebuilding.<\/p>\n
The government has said councils must meet their housing targets and that, if they refuse to put a local plan in place to do this, ministers will intervene and in extreme cases could take over plans themselves.<\/p>\n
Housing campaigners have welcomed the policy, saying it is vital for addressing the shortage of homes. <\/p>\n
Eve McQuillan, who is 31 and lives in east London, is one of the millions of people across the country trying to get on the housing ladder.<\/p>\n
“If you have a job\u2026 you should be able to afford a decent place to live,” she told BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme. <\/p>\n
“Ultimately, for my generation, it’s just not possible, it is just so expensive.”<\/p>\n
Neil Jefferson, chief executive of the Home Builders Federation, also welcomed the changes to the planning system. <\/p>\n
But he said further interventions were needed to meet the government’s targets, including more support for first-time buyers and an increased capacity to process planning applications. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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