My focus initially started in Swinton, where I found that one of the biggest issues in my town was the lack of affordable housing. I decided to investigate this as an issue across Greater Manchester and see how bad it was in other areas.

I looked at some of the development areas in which houses were either already being built, or the proposed land that was being considered for developments.

While exploring these sites, I realised just how unsuitable some of these were, despite having strong planning backing.

“Built on Promises” will take a closer look at these developments, and look at their impact on the communities they will be built in.

The housing crisis may be the focus when these new developments come to light, but are local councils creating more problems in the process?

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