A HAMPSHIRE waterside is today being earmarked for development as part of major government plans for 30,000 homes.

The Daedalus Waterfront site in Gosport has been chosen as a site for 249 houses as part of a giant scheme being announced today by David Cameron returning to 1980s-style projects like the Docklands development.

Mr Cameron is to announce that the government is seizing control of house building on public land to speed up construction.

This followes complaints that housing firms are sitting on land for too long and are too slow to build.

Initially more than 13,000 homes will be fast tracked on four sites of publically owned land.

This will allow 60,000 more homes to be built over the next five years.

Half will be affordable ‘starter homes; for first time buyers.

Ministers will commission the housing directly from smaller building companies.

Traditionally, government would sell public land to building firms and allow them to build at their own pace.

But today’s announcement wull see land sectioned off into small areas and sold with planning permission to small developers.

It is hoped this will lead to house building moving ahead more quickly.