Sentences with phrase «green belt land»

Local authorities should consider allowing building projects on green belt land, a new government - commissioned report has said.

Across the ten least affordable cities in Britain including Oxford, London and Bristol, building on less than 5 per cent of green belt land in the ten least affordable UK cities would supply 1.4 million homes close to train stations.

Grasping the nettle on housing — by providing enough land in the most in demand parts of the city (including considering developing green belt land in these areas)-- will help to make the city region more affordable and reduce hardships.

But ours is a small island with ever - diminishing space and where green belt land has been sacrificed - such as in the East Midlands - the results have done nothing for economic growth or home affordability.

The short supply of land in London could be solved if we were prepared to build on green belt land with little environmental value close to existing infrastructure.

Our report Building Homes Where We Need Them shows that if 60 % of green belt land within 2 km of a train station in Greater London was developed into suburban housing, London could build an additional 432,000 homes.

Specifically, the letter called for green belt land that's within 1 km of train and tube stations and 45 minutes away from Zone 1 London to be released for new homes.

Councils would be allowed to revise their current local plans to protect green belt land and prevent the imposition of eco-towns against local wishes.

In December 2006, the government - commissioned Barker report said local authorities should consider allowing construction on green belt land.

For instance, cities could release plots of green belt land that are found within walking distance to an existing train station, and ensure that new developments have higher densities (in a Maida Vale rather than a Hong Kong style).

From 2014 to 2017, local authorities released 170 hectares of London's green belt for development — just 0.03 % of the capital's green belt land, which at 514,030 hectares covers an area three times the size of London.

But as our cities grow and change it's also right that we allow some green belt land — especially those areas in which there is very little green to be seen — to become new communities for families and new neighbours.

To solve London's housing crisis, green belt land will have to be released — the only question is when.

In other words, London's high housing costs subsidise the lack of new homes on green belt land.

Though the development would be on green belt land, it is understood that Neville is hoping to use planning laws that allow the building of new country houses providing the designs are «truly outstanding and ground - breaking» and reflect the «highest standards in contemporary architecture».

Keith Davies analyses a recent judicial review of plans to erect electricity pylons on green belt land

He could reinvigorate UK house - building by freeing up more areas of green belt land.