My Campaigns
Overcrowding in the South East
The Government plans to build around 30,000 new homes annually in the South East of England despite the region being the most densely populated in the UK outside London. The infrastructure needed to cope with this influx of newcomers is patently not in place nor does the Government seem committed to the additional funding that would be required in order to rectify the situation.
We are now in the position that it is difficult to get an NHS dentist, planned houses are to be built on the flood plain at an astonishing rate, hospital units are at threat of closure and our roads and railways are barely able to cope with current levels of traffic. This is all before the proposed construction is to take place with current infrastructure investment standing at around £295m per year – far below the estimated £45bn required to sustain the arrival of hundreds of new homes to the Wealden area every year for the next decade.