Gardens now green field
- Thread starter Richard C
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God no, not here; god forbid. But It's gonna destroy many small developers who can’t afford to finance the larger sites with all that entails & you can’t get the loans now anyway; but build quality is much higher quality for the same money. I can understand the sentiment around it & have mixed feelings but feel we’ll all be doomed to Persimbarrat developments with cheap as chips construction. Small developments have never been much competition to folks who love to live on new estates (including my two daughters) but, personally I can’t think why they do; now there will be virtually no competition, choice & it can only encourage absolute minimum standards of build quality on estate builds; if that's possible. 
Richard,
Could you please give further details pleasa.
old un.
Could you please give further details pleasa.
old un.
No more back land development then
good
trying to stop what this guy is doing..
http://jeffandemmashouse.blogspot.com/
his house is effectively in someones back garden..
they sold of part of the land and he bought it to build his self build bungalow on..
http://jeffandemmashouse.blogspot.com/
his house is effectively in someones back garden..
they sold of part of the land and he bought it to build his self build bungalow on..
About what
sorry should have read all the posts, Deluks already obliged
Hey Rich',,, time for your bed mucca,, it's been a long day,,, night night.
As I said it's emotive; but at least he’s a self build & (presumably) has an interest in the impact in the quality of what he’s building. Problem is that in those parts of the country where garden development has been possible till now, it’s also supported & been the lifeline for many small, local developers whose build quality is in a different league to the “Persimbarrat” developers. This bespoke quality will now be lost as the large national developers will be the only ones who will have access to or can even afford to develop the huge acreage plots of building land (still green belt) that will be released for development by local councils. Because of the perceived requirement for local housing, they will increasingly build those huge “courtyard” housing estates which are now so popular & extremely profitable for them. But they have dangerously narrow roads, no provision for on street parking, pathetic gardens & very few amenities; many are already showing all the hallmarks of becoming future ghettos but if you want a new property, there will be no other choice unless you have a even more serious amount of cash than you need now!
Your right & I’ve also had a few glasses tonight to celebrate a neighbours b/dayAbout what
sorry should have read all the posts, Deluks already obliged
Hey Rich',,, time for your bed mucca,, it's been a long day,,, night night.
, but I'm going soon I promise Isn't it easier to get permission to build on green field rather than green belt? I suspect there will be a hiccup as councils settle into the new rules. In the end it gives them more reasons to refuse unsuitable development.
There could be a business opportunity here to plant trees on green belt to offset environmental impact of green field developments. Sell the offset to small developers. Just a thought.
Does the 40% rule still apply? I'm thinking of a 2-storey extension to increase the floor area by 80%. Under the 40% rule, could I still build a single-storey extension without permission then apply for permission for the second storey? That way, the ground is already built on so cannot be green field.
There could be a business opportunity here to plant trees on green belt to offset environmental impact of green field developments. Sell the offset to small developers. Just a thought.
Does the 40% rule still apply? I'm thinking of a 2-storey extension to increase the floor area by 80%. Under the 40% rule, could I still build a single-storey extension without permission then apply for permission for the second storey? That way, the ground is already built on so cannot be green field.
Hi All
As I understand the statement from Goverment this week - it means that whether permission is given or not is back with LA - rather than a developer buying a house with a large plot - demoloshing house then building a small estate - which could be pushed through due too it being "brown site".
So building now just needs to pass local planning process as before - is that bad?
TonyV
As I understand the statement from Goverment this week - it means that whether permission is given or not is back with LA - rather than a developer buying a house with a large plot - demoloshing house then building a small estate - which could be pushed through due too it being "brown site".
So building now just needs to pass local planning process as before - is that bad?
TonyV
J
joinerjohn
Given the housing shortage in the UK, combined with our leaky borders,,, .Something's got to give at some point. House building has got to be allowed to continue. Biggest problem I can see in the future is these NIMBY's. All prepared to argue against any development. Whether it directly affects them or not.
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