Every village a little bit bigger. Forever.
The government wants to build 1,367,880 homes in the East of England over the next 30 years — that's 45,596 a year — all without committing to any new infrastructure.
Meanwhile, we are at about 2,319 patients per GP, sewage overflows for 55,248 hours a year, 165 schools are oversubscribed, we have a chronic water shortage and hosepipe bans, and hospitals declaring emergencies.
Urban sprawl is destroying our way of life, by insidiously scattering houses across the East of England, without investing in the requisite infrastructure.
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Towns and villages across the East
Each point is an area the government wants to build new homes and no infrastructure. 630 settlements shown.
Settlement points from the MHCLG Built up area dataset on planning.data.gov.uk (ONS built-up areas). Official dataset map. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What's planned near us?
This week across the East
- Cambridge — EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the Proposed Development comprises the demolit… Awaiting decision — decision due 11 Aug 2026
- Colchester — Outline application for Phased erection of either up to 340 dwellings (Class C3) or the erection of up-to 300 dwellings (Class C3) and military veterans accomm… Application Valid — decision due 16 Oct 2026
- Colchester — Request for a EIA Scoping Opinion Application Valid — decision due 7 Aug 2026
Sourced from UK PlanIt. Always check the council portal for the authoritative status.
Browse by county
- Essex - starting point 14,075 homes a year
- Suffolk - starting point 5,105 homes a year
- Cambridgeshire - starting point 5,859 homes a year
- Hertfordshire - starting point 9,962 homes a year
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