The Government says 30,000 to 40,000 households could use the scheme, known as Help to Build, each year. It will be available later in the summer and the full details haven t been revealed.
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Rachel Loxton
Rachel Loxton
17:45 CEST
A strict lockdown, a long, drawn out partial shutdown and a calm summer in between: living in Germany during the pandemic has been a rollercoaster.
There’s no doubt that the past year has been tough for everyone.
In Germany we’ve had several measures including a tough nationwide lockdown, regional curfews, bans on drinking alcohol in public – and now we’re approaching the sixth month of a drawn-out shutdown that has left residents weary.
Bans and strong warnings against both domestic and international travel have hit foreign residents especially hard as many of us have been unable to see our friends and loved ones.
Middle Battenhall Farm land saved for new country park as part of 500 home plan in Worcester
HOMES: The new plan (inset) with the country park at Middle Battenhall Farm highlighted in green and the development site for up to 500 homes in blue HISTORIC green space will be saved and turned into a country park as part of plans to build 500 homes in a victory for campaigners. Huge new plans for Middle Battenhall Farm in Worcester show the land being turned into a 77-acre country park next to 500 homes. Campaigners Middle Battenhall Farm Land Action Group (MBFLAG) have fought tough battles with developers and the council for a number of years to protect the space but has “compromised” with landowners on a plan that would see homes built but also the historic land safeguarded.