Before we start building towns in the middle of nowhere we need to identify how many new houses we need and where we need them.
• I will work with Town Councils, Parish Councils and Cornwall Council to identify how many properties are needed, who needs them and where they are needed most.
• Good quality houses can be provided without costing the earth. I will continue to work with the industry to find ways to make housing available at a genuinely affordable price.
• Owning your first home is a major milestone. I will work with the local authority and developers to ensure that the path into suitable housing is made as smooth as possible.
Under a Conservative Government the current South West Regional Planning Body - based in Somerset - will be scrapped and replaced with a house building policy based on identified local need. We will expand Community Land Trusts and shared equity
schemes.
