Housing for everyone

The housing crisis we have been experiencing over recent years is a disgrace and governments (central and local) should be ashamed that they have allowed this to happen. In Cheltenham there has been a lot of house building over recent years, However, the majority of these developments have been high end. What we need is housing for everyone, whether that be for purchase or rent. Cheltenham will not be a decent place to live if only rich people can afford to live here. We need more social/affordable housing - we certainly need to stop developers getting around the rules on % of affordable homes they should be building in larger developments. I'm sure that this is not within the remit of the Plan but people living in extremely poor quality private rented homes have no hope of getting a council or housing association home and are therefore forced to continue to live in awful conditions. Councils everywhere have failed miserably in meeting targets on social housing. We also need new build affordable housing for purchase and/or private renting. Particularly affordable for young people wanting to get onto the buying ladder or just wanting to stay in Cheltenham where rents are ridiculously high and buying a property is impossible for young people starting out in life. As for where housing developments should be - they need to be near existing housing and infrastructure and plans should ensure that the support services such as schools and health facilities are also put in place.