Why don't people allow necessary houses to be build?

varghesejim

Melaniep101 wrote: »

If you'd worked all your life to buy somewhere, would you want a housing estate in your back garden?

How does it matter what I want when millions of people cannot buy a home?

All that matters is for the councils/government to weigh the priorities against providing more people homes against losing aesthetic appeal of gardens to some people.

Home owners obviously protest(IMHO, "not in my backyard" is a very common human trait). I am saying there needs to be some action/protest from the side of first time buyers in scenarios like this.

LateStarter

maninthestreet wrote: »

Why don't we address the causes of the increased demand for housing - like immigration???

Particular bee in your bonnet? After we stop immigration, can we slow down the birth rate? And stop those damn old people from living so long - it's really inconsiderate they won't die and give up their homes. Oh and go back to having 3 generations live in one house.

Methinks the problems lie deeper than the UKIP explanation.

Voiren

In terms of the allotment users: because it can take at least a couple of years' work to get one into a good state. 100 allotments and only 30 letters of complaint doesn't sound that bad to me.

mustang121

- What about all the boarded up / empty houses just sitting there?
- What about all the disused factories?
- In the areas where people are "build, build, building" is there:
Sufficient Job employment opportunities?
Sufficient local services to meet the demand of extra people?


As medical science continues to advance, the Human Race population will continue to grow and grow. There's sod all politics / immigration can do. Just sit and wait for a natural disaster to make a massive culling (

[Deleted User]

It's often not the aesthetic of new homes that is the problem, but the impact of 1000s adults, hundreds of kids, 1000s of cars all arriving in an area without consideration of how that will sit within the local community.

BTW - without immigration, our population would be shrinking

elvenlomadia

As an allotment holder, I can understand why people aren't happy about it. Some people take a huge amount of time and effort maintaining and nurturing their allotments, they often reflect decades of hard work! Not to say I don't think there should be more houses available but the issue of where to put them is a very tenuous one.

varghesejim

maninthestreet wrote: »

Why don't we address the causes of the increased demand for housing - like immigration???

We are an island, but no country is an island

Controlling immigration is a complicated issue. Economic activity depends on people and people move towards centers of economic activity.

AndyT678

LateStarter wrote: »

Particular bee in your bonnet? After we stop immigration, can we slow down the birth rate? And stop those damn old people from living so long - it's really inconsiderate they won't die and give up their homes. Oh and go back to having 3 generations live in one house.

Methinks the problems lie deeper than the UKIP explanation.

Don't forget to make divorce illegal too!

varghesejim

ringo_24601 wrote: »

It's often not the aesthetic of new homes that is the problem, but the impact of 1000s adults, hundreds of kids, 1000s of cars all arriving in an area without consideration of how that will sit within the local community.
shrinking

there are planning laws which any developer should adhere to(at least to an extend)

However, how can any London commuter belt expect the peace and quiet of the countryside? Change is constant.

marleyboy

People who own allotments are bound to object to someone building on it. I have a large back garden, it was reflected in the cost of the property and I am proud of my gardens upkeep.

Imagine my horror if someone decided my garden was large enough to slap a tower block on. I would think I was in my rights to say "NOT IN MY BACK GARDEN!".