New household projections predict an increase of 6.3 million households in England between 2006 and 2031. Two thirds of this will be an increase in single person households. This will add upwards pressure on housebuilding targets and is viewed with concern by the Council for the Preservation of Rural England. Another consultants report states that NIMBYism is still rising and the largest category objecting to planning applications were pensioners. Conservatives were slightly more likely to object than Liberal Democrats.