New homes at risk as English local authorities cut housebuilding plans

Nine local authorities pause plans following government's decision to drop mandatory targets

Thousands of new homes are at risk after a series of local authorities cut or delayed their housebuilding plans after ministers decided to drop mandatory building targets.

Nine local authorities in England have paused or scaled back their plans after Michael Gove announced last month that the government would no longer pursue a mandatory target of 300,000 new homes a year, a Guardian analysis has found.