The M5, which is in line for major improvements at junction 10 near Cheltenham, is helping to stop the town merging with its neighbouring city

The Gloucestershire areas where 43,000 homes could be built amid plan for new towns and building on green belt land

Major blueprint: details the next 20 years of development for Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Tewkesbury. It proposes a massive infrastructure expansion to find space for over 43,000 new homes and up to 210 hectares of employment land.

Scope and Scale: The Strategic and Local Plan (SLP) outlines a vision for the coordinated growth of Gloucestershire over the coming two decades. While the total housing need is 43,020 homes, plans are already in place for 18,000, meaning approximately 25,000 new dwellings must be identified.

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