Tag Archives: Centre for Cities Report
Brownfield Targets Slow Down House Building
A government target that requires 60% of new homes to be built on brownfield sites is slowing down house building and restricting growth in urban areas, a think-tank claims. According to a Centre for Cities report, published today, councils often meet the national brownfield target requirement by discouraging development on other sites and limiting the total [...]
Posted in Farm Land, Planning Politics, UK Housing
Also tagged Brownfield, farmland, green belt, House Building
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Arrested Development – are we building houses in the right place?
The Centre for Cities report launched this week has been warmly welcomed by everyone here at UK Land Agent. For a very long time now we have been discussing the problems with the planning system and the lack of land available for development and this report brings these concerns to the forefront. The report calls [...]
Posted in Planning Politics, UK House Builders
Also tagged greenbelt land, housing developments, land, UK Land Agent
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