A new settlement approach rather than urban sprawl development is the preferred long term plan for meeting local housing needs, the leader of Lichfield District Council has said.
Controversy surrounding funding for a tree planting project in Burntwood that never went ahead cannot be simply dismissed by the Tories, a Labour councillor has said.
The leader of Lichfield District Council has denied claims the authority is capitulating to demands from other areas for help to meet their housing needs.
Money handed over to a councillor for a tree planting project will be paid back in full after it emerged it never took place, Staffordshire County Council has confirmed.
The next stage of a proposal to map out plans to build thousands of new homes in Lichfield and Burntwood for the next 20 years will be discussed by councillors next week.
