Homes in the city could be bulldozed and houses built in greenfield areas to ensure Norwich has enough places for people to live in the next two decades. That was the stark warning today from the leader of Norwich City Council, who said the existing brown and green field sites designated for housing within the city council area will yield fewer than 10,000 new homes over the next 20 years. The Government has already said 35,000 new homes must be built in and around Norwich by 2025 and Mr Morphew said action needs to be taken now, both to ensure the target is met and also because if a halt was called on building homes then house prices would be pushed up as demand outstripped supply.

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