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Somerset council calls new proposed mandatory housing target ‘unrealistic’
The leader of Bath and North East Somerset council has warned Angela Rayner new target must take into account UNESCO status
The leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council has labelled the Labour government’s new proposed mandatory housing target for the area as ‘unrealistic’ in a letter to Angela Rayner.
The targets, proposed in July, demands a “significant uplift” in the council’s housing plans, raising the required number of homes from 717 to 1,466 per year.
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