Council approve development of 400 new properties a year

Councillors have approved a plan for building 400 homes a year in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's new local plan will guide all development in the area up to the year 2040, allocating sites for housing, employment and other uses.

The council's Reform UK leaders, who inherited the draft plan after taking control of the authority in May, eventually recommended approval, despite still having some reservations.