The Government Says

'...Put the onus on Local authorities to demonstrate that there is NO housing need in a village where any registered social landlord proposes to build affordable housing instead of forcing the RSL to carry out expensive surveys which invariably show that

At present most local planning authorities have policies (called "exceptions...

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/more-rural-homes/

seen at 14:53, 26 June in Number 10 E-Petitions - New Petitions.

TGS