Plans for 721 homes to be built in St Albans granted by ministers amid concerns

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Plans for 721 homes to be built in St Albans granted by ministers amid concerns

More than 700 homes can be built on the green belt near St Albans amid fears the city and district face a “fundamental imbalance” in its housing mix. A government-appointed inspector has said the city council faces a “plan-making crisis, a housing crisis and an affordable housing emergency, especially for key workers unable to access social rented housing, but unable to afford a home of their own either”. Inspector Michael Boniface and housing m…