06/10/2009
Fewer than half the homes needed to cope with the growing demand for housing are being built; 'NIMBYs' are being blamed for the failure to meet the targets.
Fewer than half the homes needed to cope with the growing demand for housing are being built.
Two years ago the government announced a target of an extra three million properties in England by 2020, but planners are struggling to meet that target - and in many cases it is because of people objecting to building in the countryside.
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