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# New £9million fund will kickstart housing developments, says leader of Lichfield District Council
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/new-9million-housing-fund-will-kickstart-housing-developments-says-leader-of-lichfield-district-council/
- Published: 2016-02-16T10:30:09.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-16T09:53:43.000Z
- Description: A new £9million fund will help kickstart stalled housing projects in the area, according to the leader of Lichfield District Council.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 20:42, News

A new £9million fund will help kickstart stalled housing projects in the area, according to the leader of Lichfield District Council.

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) has launched the pot of money to boost house building.

And Lichfield District Council leader Mike Wilcox believes access to a share of the money will make a difference.

[![Mike Wilcox](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0688.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2015/05/22/business-growth-key-to-future-of-lichfield-and-burntwood-says-council-leader/img%5F0688/)

Cllr Mike Wilcox

“It’s important that houses which have already got planning permission are built to help meet housing needs,” he said.

“We’re urging all housing developers whose local projects may meet the criteria to jump at this chance to get a funding boost to get stalled projects moving once more.”

The programme is intended to support developments of between 10 and 100 homes.

Andy Street, Chair of the GBSLEP said: “It is an economic imperative that we quicken the pace of house building in the region.

“This fund is designed to address the reasons some potential housing sites have not been developed and will therefore contribute to the overall goal of increasing the number of new homes available in the area.”