Mark Burton on Nostr: npub1g0tuf…3tvm4 Be careful accepting Lichfields' figure on housing need. It likely ...

npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 (npub1g0t…tvm4) Be careful accepting Lichfields' figure on housing need. It likely uses the government standard methodology, based on the outdated 2014 census.
Lichfields are part of the developer lobby.
In Greater Manchester, campaigners have shown that brownfields sites could accommodate even those inflated figures.
http://savegmgreenbelt.org.uk/unnecessary-gb-release-in-pfe/
See also CPREs national study
https://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/state-of-brownfield-2019/