Planning Minister Brandon Lewis: However, despite a survey suggesting that almost half of Britons support house-building in their area - up from 28% in 2010 - the Telegraph points out that Mr Lewis risks angering many in the countryside where reforms have resulted in "a surge in planning applications for new homes, often in the face of significant local opposition". , according to BBC. The paper cites the example of a building near the City with a "hotel-style lobby" entrance for the rich, "while social housing tenants enter through a side-door in an adjacent alley alongside trade entrances". "It s like the cream is at the front and they ve sent the rubbish to the back," complains one tenant, although the paper points out that this segregation allows their housing association landlords to avoid hefty service charges. Planning Minister Brandon Lewis is quoted by the Daily Telegraph saying that communities once opposed to new-build now support the schemes, thanks to coalition policies. The paper interprets his comments as proclaiming that "Nimbys have had their day". Meanwhile, the Guardian reports a trend for developers of new upmarket London apartments to install "poor doors" - separate entries for tenants of "affordable" units which are included in developments to help gain planning permission.
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