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Green Belt - what's it good for?
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I see your first photo is an Asparagus field is it in the green belt0 -
I agree there are parts of the green belt that could be used with only a small impact and I'm not against some development in the greenbelt. I was surprise when I looked at my local green belt map how much building was already in it.
why are you surprised?
on what basis?
are the developments new or were they there before green belts were invented?
do you think that the increase in population since 1948 would affect things in any way?0 -
why are you surprised?
on what basis?
are the developments new or were they there before green belts were invented?
do you think that the increase in population since 1948 would affect things in any way?
I'm surprised that a complete village was green belt not just the surrounding land. It includes estates built in the 60s.0 -
I see your first photo is an Asparagus field is it in the green belt
Yes, it is.
Of course it is fulfilling its strategic green belt role in preventing a national shortage of asparagus.0 -
princeofpounds wrote: »Yes, it is.
Of course it is fulfilling its strategic green belt role in preventing a national shortage of asparagus.
Personally I don't like asparagus but plenty of people do so not only is it stopping local towns merging into one it is providing another useful service.0 -
You can build a city of 0.5 million on an area of just 25km2 including all the infrastructure and businesses. In such a city the farthest point from the centre would be about two miles or half an hours walk with everyone else closer than that. It could be a car free or car lite city.
Twenty such cities would be enough for 10 million people and take up just 500km2 which is only 0.2% of the land mass of the UK or 0.38% of the land mass of England. And even most of that would be green land eg gardens and parks
London needs 10 of these boroughs on its greenbelt. The reast of the country needs the other 100 -
You can build a city of 0.5 million on an area of just 25km2 including all the infrastructure and businesses. In such a city the farthest point from the centre would be about two miles or half an hours walk with everyone else closer than that. It could be a car free or car lite city.
Twenty such cities would be enough for 10 million people and take up just 500km2 which is only 0.2% of the land mass of the UK or 0.38% of the land mass of England. And even most of that would be green land eg gardens and parks
London needs 10 of these boroughs on its greenbelt. The reast of the country needs the other 10
Crawley 45sq km population 100,0000
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