Monday 28 June 2010

Conservatives divided over plans to build 50,000 new homes

Plans to build at least 50,000 new homes in Birmingham by 2026 have exposed divisions in the city council’s Conservative group.

Council leader Mike Whitby is behind a plan to “grow the population” by around 100,000 in order to kick-start the economy. But a number of his colleagues fear growth on such a large scale will mean cramming new homes Birmingham into inappropriate sites and damaging quality of life.

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