Thousands of homes could be imposed on land near Bristol without the right infrastructure to support them, council chiefs fear.
South Gloucestershire Council leader Cllr Toby Savage blames metro mayor Dan Norris for pressing ahead with the blueprint for the region’s future, called the Spatial Development Strategy (SDS), without crucial input from the local authority.
He says the West of England Combined Authority (Weca), which is run by the regional Labour mayor, is taking a “mushroom farming approach” by preparing the complex document in “darkness and secrecy” and says the impact on the district could be calamitous.
