51�Թ�

The government also said a grant to help cover the boarding school fees for children of military families was increased to take account of the VAT increase.

While this should take account of future housing need, there is no way for a local council or developer to influence investment decisions directly - or even pay for the extra capacity.

In a lengthy response, Dunedin said regarding the landslip at Cradley Heath there were "a number of extremely complex geotechnical factors to take account of".

"It can also take account of overtime and income from a second job to help improve the borrowing amount."

It is now updating its statutory code of conduct to take account of the judgment, saying that, with this new framework, it should be in a better position to enforce the law where it finds breaches.