Under Labour’s new plans, Rochdale has been told to build 918 new homes per year by 2029.
A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson said: “We have inherited the worst housing crisis in living memory and the government is clear that the only way to meet the demand for social homes is to build more of them.
“That is why we are already taking decisive action to deliver the biggest increase in affordable and social housebuilding in a generation, including an extra £500 million in funding.”
Paul Waugh, Labour MP for Rochdale said there was “no reason” why the Seven Sisters could not be refurbished but there needed to be the “right solution” to do it.
While councillor Daniel Meredith, Labour cabinet member for housing at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “I am happy to be involved in that taskforce but my red line is demolition because at the end of the day we need to see homes within this borough, to house families.”
