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Gravesham council hits out at government housebuilding formula u-turn amid growing concerns for green belt grab | Updated: 12:03, 29 December 2020 Gravesham leader John Burden says the council must show it can retain its own planning destiny after claiming to be in a worse position after a government u-turn on housebuilding reforms. Labour-run Gravesham council is currently consulting on its local plan which outlines the need to build an additional 10,480 new homes across Gravesend and surrounding villages between now and 2036. Local authorities are under pressure to meet strict housebuilding targets. The government has used a computer-based formula to calculate the number of new homes that individual local authorities should plan for since 2017. ....