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  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    Will there always be a lot left or one day will there be none left.

    Not if people get planning permission on it
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »
    The world ends? Who can see that far ahead?

    Like i said before, pathological.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    You have just confirmed that you are a complete idiot.

    Are projections of housing need made?
    Are projections of population growth made?
    Are policies put in place to fund housebuilding?
    Is housing legislation the responsibility of government?
    Is the housing budget the responsibility of government?
    Is planning legislation the responsibility of government?

    So, what part do pregnant women play?
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    Will this land ever come to a point were there is no more room to build council houses.

    If someone actually built council houses you wouldn’t have to use that much of it.
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    I think you and me are in agreement as I said I think there should be a limit but I can't agree with Jimmy because he wouldn’t give the person on minimum wage a council house unless they were saving to buy there own.

    What about the next person who comes along and also earns minimum wage, what do they do if there are no houses for them to live in.
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    What would you call it then.

    A 25 minute car journey or 35 minute bus journey. not really the end of the world is it.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    Like i said before, pathological.

    There's enough green land in Surrey to satisfy the local housing need for at least 1,000 years. Running out of land is hardly a contemporary issue, is it?
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    Not if people get planning permission on it

    So do you agree that one day it will run out.
  • Wee_Willy_Harris
    Wee_Willy_Harris Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    What about the next person who comes along and also earns minimum wage, what do they do if there are no houses for them to live in.

    So you accept that we need to build more social housing?
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    If someone actually built council houses you wouldn’t have to use that much of it.

    You do realise the population is constantly increasing dont you.
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