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WM green belt homes plan scrapped
B'ham Post 3 Jun 10
Controversial plans to build 400,000 new homes, some in the West Midlands green belt, have been scrapped.
The Government has handed control of housing back to local councils. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has written to local authorities giving them permission to ignore housing targets, which had been widely condemned by residents in many parts of the region.
The Government is to scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy, which ordered councils to build 397,900 homes in the West Midlands by 2026