Councils being ‘set up to fail’ by new housing targets, says West Sussex local authority

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Group leaders on Arun District Council blame developers sitting on permissions

Local councils are being “set up to fail” by new housing targets, according to leaders from all parties in a West Sussex local authority.

A letter from Arun District Council slammed the government’s planned amendments to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), saying they would be “catastrophic” for their local area if implemented.

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