Flood risk from home building drive

A Government-commissioned report has warned that extra house building in the South-East could increase the risk of flooding and create intense pressure to develop the protected Green Belt.

The report's warnings were revealed on the eve of the publication of the housing Green Paper, which is expected to outline plans to expand England's housing stock - possibly including a commitment to 20,000 more social rented homes a year.

Housing minister Yvette Cooper named home-building as one of the Government's top priorities for the coming years, and warned it would be "shameful" to neglect the younger generation's need for affordable places to live.

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