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Two-thirds of voters back development under right conditions, says poll

By 2024-09-16T11:14:00

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Convincing fence-sitting majority key to success of government’s housebuilding plans, finds survey commissioned by Labour-linked group 

A majority of voters say they would support development in the right circumstances, according to new research commissioned by a Labour-linked group.

The survey, which was carried out by independent polling company YouGov, found that 66% of people fell into this category, which they described as ‘MIMBYs’, which stands for ‘maybe in my back yard’.

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