Chris White has today slammed the current consultation over housing numbers which could see an ADDITIONAL 9,500 homes built in the St Albans area – over and above the already excessive targets previously set by the East of England Regional Assembly.

Chris, speaking at the County Council’s Environment and Planning Panel, said: ‘The original figures were already based on inflated demand – fuelled by the tendency of irresponsible bankers to lend to home buyers who can’t afford it. It beggars belief that this situation will be allowed to continue unchecked even if the bankers’ friends – the Tories – were to win the next election.’

He added: ‘St Albans in particular is likely to suffer under these plans: it cannot cope with a total of 16,480 extra homes without entirely grinding to a halt. I note that there are no significant government plans to improve public transport. After all they have handed over all our money to the bankers – the same people who caused the inflated growth figures in the first place.’