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18,000 affordable houses lost through ‘permitted development’

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More than 18,000 affordable houses have been lost in England as a result of office-to-residential conversions under “permitted development” according to the Local Government

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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