The Government unveiled its plans for a huge boost in house building this week by bringing forward a package of measures to reform the planning system which it says will increase investment in infrastructure to support the growth. The Government has announced plans for a massive boost to house building. Critics have condemned the plans as an environmental "free-for-all" which will increase house-building in areas that already suffer over development, while one construction company has said any benefits from the Government's entire Sustainable Communities plan will be "short lived".