Last year, they finishing building two hundred houses on land at the bottom of our estate where it abuts a nature reserve. We, and many others, followed the planning stages closely and there were grandiose statements from the council that they would only give permission if the builders put plans in place for a certain percentage of affordable housing, public transport links and cycle paths. Fast forward to the present and there is no extension to the bus route, no cycle paths and certainly no affordable or social housing. Like the rest of the estate, they are all detached, the smallest are three bedrooms - most are four and five - and looking at the prices, barely affordable to singles or young couples just starting out. They are all sold - most off plan, so the builders are very far from going to the wall on this one. And the council? They appear to have just waved it through.
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Kate Garroway-Care at home costs