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Target to Build Over 16,400 Homes in Cheltenham Deemed ‘Totally Unrealistic’

Thursday, March 26, 2026 cheltenham housing government localplan development targets regeneration community planning gloucestershire

Cheltenham faces significant challenges as it aims to build 16,420 new homes over the next two decades—a target many local officials are calling “totally unrealistic.” The borough council is collaborating closely with Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucester City Council to develop a strategic local plan covering all three areas, which includes plans for over 43,000 new homes and potential new town developments across Gloucestershire. While the partnership between the councils is progressing well, Cheltenham’s leader, Rowena Hay, has openly criticized the Government’s housing targets.