Sir – I fully agree with your piece on the new housing plan.
To make matters worse, the local plan put together by the Vale of White Horse District Council overstates hugely the number of houses required and if only the leader of the council would come to his senses and admit he’s got it wrong the council could demonstrate at least five years of housing supply and once more take control of housing policy.
As it stands we now have speculative development proposals being submitted by all sorts of developers whether we want or need their houses or not.
I sent my response to the local plan consultation to every one of the 50-odd Vale councillors. Sadly only a handful could be bothered to, or have the courtesy to reply.
Importantly no one disputed my calculations or logic and I got the sense that there is a very large dissenting body amongst the Vale councillors.
Robin Border, East Hanney
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