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timwilky · 19-04-10, 07:27 AM

The village I live is is being overrun with new development. We had a deputy prime minister a few years ago who as well as throwing punches made a very stupid decision.

He designated gardens on existing developments as brown field. This means the land is not designated as "Green Field" and subject to strict planning law.

As a result there have been loads of "Garden Grabs" where a house with a large garden will sell over the market price in order to demolish it and build little boxes.

Additionally the local munitions manufacturing site has been developed. This was a huge plot of land. and they build 4,000 houses in the middle of a recession and suppressing local house prices by plonking thousands of brand new empty houses 1/2 a mile away.

What they do not build are schools, doctors/dentists/recreational facilities etc. So local facilities are being oversubscribed. Even the local fire station is having to relocate as it is no longer viewed as being central to the area.

When I bought my house 26 years ago, I looked out onto green fields, now I see rows of houses

19-04-10, 07:27 AM	#3
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Where is home for you? The village I live is is being overrun with new development. We had a deputy prime minister a few years ago who as well as throwing punches made a very stupid decision. He designated gardens on existing developments as brown field. This means the land is not designated as "Green Field" and subject to strict planning law. As a result there have been loads of "Garden Grabs" where a house with a large garden will sell over the market price in order to demolish it and build little boxes. Additionally the local munitions manufacturing site has been developed. This was a huge plot of land. and they build 4,000 houses in the middle of a recession and suppressing local house prices by plonking thousands of brand new empty houses 1/2 a mile away. What they do not build are schools, doctors/dentists/recreational facilities etc. So local facilities are being oversubscribed. Even the local fire station is having to relocate as it is no longer viewed as being central to the area. When I bought my house 26 years ago, I looked out onto green fields, now I see rows of houses __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated. Last edited by timwilky; 19-04-10 at 07:29 AM.