Countryside Guardian Questions Greenbelt Role

News on February 27th, 2010 No Comments


Sir Martin Doughty, chairman of Natural England, argued that surging demand for new homes – Gordon Brown has targeted three million new homes by 2020 – meant that “the sanctity of green belt land should be questioned”. He believes consideration should be given to environmentally friendly development on some of the 4.2m acres of green [...]

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A group of self-styled nomads have used to Easter holidays to set up an another illegal settlement on farm …

News on February 22nd, 2010 No Comments

…land in the UK.
They have no planning permission and it’s thought it may take as long as 8 years to get them moved through the legal process.
Is there something wrong with a law that won’t allow me to alter a wall in my home without planning consent while others can drive a caravan and [...]

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