North Sussex: Water efficient home standards to unblock plans for over 20,000 new homes

Stuart Stone
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Houghton Bridge over the River Arun, Amberley, East Sussex - Credit: iStock
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Houghton Bridge over the River Arun, Amberley, East Sussex - Credit: iStock

New agreement allows 21,000 homes to be built following concerns over water taken from rivers and wetlands, and risks to protected wildlife - but green groups remain concerned over impact of government planning reforms

A development of 4,000 homes that had been stuck in the planning system for four years is now set to proceed following a landmark agreement between government, environmental regulators, and industry, which...

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