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Lib Dem Leader Calls for Developer-Funded GP Surgeries Amid Housing Concerns

4/14/2026

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said new housing developments lack infrastructure and proposed that developers fund General Practitioner (GP) surgeries as homes are built.
In Somerset, plans for 65 new homes were approved despite safety concerns about access roads, with residents citing traffic and safety worries.
In Bristol, Orchard House leaseholders face delays in fire safety remediation, with the freeholder promising to improve communication and expedite remediation works, leaving residents skeptical.

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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said new housing developments lack infrastructure and proposed that developers fund General Practitioner (GP) surgeries as homes are built.
In Somerset, plans for 65 new homes were approved despite safety concerns about access roads, with residents citing traffic and safety worries.
In Bristol, Orchard House leaseholders face delays in fire safety remediation, with the freeholder promising to improve communication and expedite remediation works, leaving residents skeptical.