The Telegraph: ‘We must develop a third more land’

Government minister warns: 'We must develop a third more land' to meet housing demand

More than 1,500 square miles of open countryside — an area twice the size of Greater London — needs to be built on to meet housing demand, the Government’s planning minister will warn on Wednesday.

Figures from market analysts Glenigan show that in 2011 only 115,000 homes were given planning permission in England, compared with 212,000 at the height of the housing boom in 2007.

Mr Boles suggests that people who oppose more development are being selfish for denying adequate space for their children and grandchildren.

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