How many more houses do you think Suffolk needs by 2031? Well if some get their way then it will be nearly 100,000 more than initially estimated.
Next question. Where should we put them? New Eco-town(s)? expand villages? market towns? or large urban areas? Or equitably across all options?
The serious questions are how accurate are the estimates? how many new houses will be due to household growth ie divorce, marriage later, longer life expectancy, more singles and how many due to economic growth? Should it be on greenfield or brownfield?And what infrastructure improvements can be gained to cope with growth in those areas? The County Council told Sudbury last time, " growth will help you get your bypass. I thought then it wouldn't and of course it hasn't."
Social changes and internal migration plus the need for affordable housing means growth but our beautiful county and countryside needs protecting too. A balance is needed.
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