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Published in the Portsmouth News on the 17th November 2016
Story by Danny Randon
LEADERS at Havant Borough Council have vowed that they will get the best deal possible when planning for new homes.
More than 150 people met the council cabinet yesterday to voice their concerns over the Local Plan.
Some 11,250 homes must be built in Havant by 2036 to meet government targets amidst a national need for housing.
However, the cabinet agreed that greater infrastructure, particularly better roads and more health services, must be provided with the homes.
Council leader Cllr Michael Cheshire said that the council will lobby MPs Alan Mak and George Hollingbery, as well as housing minister Gavin Barwell, to acknowledge these requirements.
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