Fears Stockport will never have enough affordable homes as they do not make enough money for developers
Stockport may never build enough affordable homes due to developers’ frequent claim it is not financially ‘viable’ to include them within their schemes, councillors fear. Concerns were raised as elected members ran the rule over revised proposals for 202 flats at the old Springmount Mill site, at Brinksway, in Edgeley.
Coun Louise Heywood also raised her ‘disappointment’ over the absence of affordable housing, particularly given the ‘great need’ in the Edgeley area. “I appreciate it’s addressing a need for housing but not necessarily addressing the need we have in Stockport for the type of housing we have the need for,” she said.
“Developers are coming in and making good profits and selling good properties in Stockport but what they’re doing is pricing local people out of the market and I don’t think that is acceptable. We need to take a stronger stance on this or else we will be alienating our residents at the expense of encouraging other people from other areas.”
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
409 young stabbing victims ended up in A&E in Greater Manchester this summerBut deputy mayor Bev Hughes said a downward trend in hospitalisations was 'promising'
Lire la suite »
Greater Manchester council invested up to £10m with Qatar National BankThe authority deposited between £5m and £10m with the state lender during various periods
Lire la suite »
Dozens paid late as Greater Manchester business enters administration'It's Christmas and we're in the middle of a cost of living crisis - and we don't know if we are getting our Christmas wage'
Lire la suite »
'We prioritise cars and vans too much in Greater Manchester', Andy Burnham saysThe mayor said people won't drive right into the city centre in future
Lire la suite »
Greater Manchester town named in top 20 of Britain's happiest places to liveTwo other areas in the North West also made the list
Lire la suite »
The food bank bringing smiles to Greater Manchester's neediest doorstepsHumans MCR are helping the most needy in Greater Manchester
Lire la suite »