'Embarrassing' council plans lead to calls for larger homes

National size standards policy to be adopted

- Phil Corrigan

COUNCILLORS have backed calls for new housing in Stoke-on-Trent to meet minimum size standards.

The city council has yet to adopt the government's Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS) into its local planning policies, making it harder for planning committee members to block developments where the homes are too small.

But now councillors have unanimously supported a motion calling on the cabinet to formally adopt the NDSS into planning policies 'without delay'.

Conservative group leader, Dan Jellyman, right, proposed the motion to this month’s full council meeting following a recent planning application from the council itself which included homes which did not meet the NDSS.