Barnet Council will aim to build nearly 44,000 new homes by 2036 after its new local plan was approved at a full council meeting earlier this week.

The new homes in the northwest of London will be built in ‘the most sustainable locations’, according to the council, including ‘growth areas’, towns, transport nodes, estate renewal areas and major thoroughfares. At least 10,600 of the new dwellings will be for affordable housing.