Norwich City Council has agreed to move forward with the Greater Norwich Local Plan, which aims to ensure new homes and jobs are delivered throughout the area
There were fears that Norfolk s countryside would be damaged by government housing demands.
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Fears more of Norfolk’s countryside could be lost because of a change in how the government estimates need for new homes look to have receded.
The government has rowed back on changes to an algorithm which determines how many new homes each area needs.
In Norfolk, that change would have meant the current target to build 4,116 homes a year would increase by just over 45pc to 5,969 new homes - an increase of 1,858 homes each year.
And it threw up anomalies, such as an increase of more than 105pc expected in South Norfolk, where the 893 homes per year target would soar to 1,832, while targets in Norwich would fall.