Development Land News

Self Build Homes on the Rise - 8th September 2007

Self-builds do require an enormous amount of input, but on most projects the work is carried out by the professional trades – architects, builders, sub-contractors and is always fully surveyed, approved and certificated by a host of eagle-eyed planning inspectors.

Green Belt should be built on - 29th August 2007

The Green Belts that have protected the countryside for more than 50 years should be built on, a Whitehall report said yesterday.

Green Belt planning overhaul - 12th December 2006

Britain's green belt planning rules, which have helped prevent urban sprawl for over seventy years, should be reviewed to allow thousands of new homes to be built claims a new government report.

Scottish Green belt lost in new plans - 5th December 2006

Over a thousand acres of green belt land would be lost under new proposals to transform one of Scotland's economic hotspots.

Campus plans expansion on green belt - 2nd December 2006

The University of York and planning to extend their facilities by constructing a new campus on 65 hectares on green belt land to the east of York.

Green Belt in St Albans could be lost - 17th October 2006

Government Inspector has eyes on green belt in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Greenbelt land for sale in Banstead to be used for affordable homes - 10th October 2006

Planning proposals for over one hundred affordable homes on Greenbelt land in Reigate have been submitted to borough planners for scrutiny.

Land in Oxfordshire suitable for housing - 2nd September 2006

Pressure to build on land in Oxfordshire has been highlighted by new figures showing a shortage of sites for new homes.

Garden Land Grab in Chester - 4th August 2006

The City of Chester has managed to avoid the national trend of garden grabbing - a form of land development that has ruined neighbourhoods in other areas across the country.

Birmingham set for waves of development - 2nd August 2006

Green Belt land in Birmingham could soon disappear under a wave of concrete, campaigners warn.

Green belt land in Thurrock threatened - 21st July 2006

Swathes of countryside could be torn up to make way for up to 3,000 new homes.

Greater emphasis on good design - 20th July 2006

Communities and Local Government Secretary Ruth Kelly has called on developers and local authorities to give greater emphasis to good design.

Land sale could bankroll college plans - 15th July 2006

An Essex college is proposing to sell part of its green belt land to help secure its long-term future in the face of falling funding.

House Building on Greenfield Land - 14th July 2006

More than 100 MPs have signed a motion to change the draft house building policy as they fear any relaxation in controls will undermine city centre regeneration efforts and cut up the countryside.

Brownfield bill would boost remediation - 14th July 2006

A parliamentary proposal which would ensure planners prioritised brownfield development would not only protect the countryside, but would also ensure a steady stream of work for land remediators.

Free farmers from planning policies stranglehold - 12th July 2006

Outdated and inflexible planning policies are holding back many farmers and landowners from changing and developing their businesses.

Anger at plans for Green Belt hotel - 5th July 2006

Plans to build a 200-room hotel complete with conference centre on Green Belt land have angered critics who feel they have been kept in the dark about the proposal.

Farm Land Prices Rise - 30th June 2006

Farm land prices continue to rise sharply in Cumbria after a farm near Longtown sold for just short of £1 million last week.

Green belt land under threat - 30th June 2006

Green Belt land in south west Hertfordshire is under threat from residential development, after a Government report revealed thousands more new homes must be built in the area by 2021.

Green Belt land in Hertfordshire to fit 10,000 homes - 28th June 2006

A massive 10,000 homes could be built on green belt land in Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, under a regional housing plan - almost twice the amount originally proposed.

Back garden development - Round II - 23rd June 2006

Caroline Spelman, for the Tories, demanded a shake-up of planning laws to prevent so-called "garden grabs" by housing developers.

Back garden development - 24th May 2006

Boasts by the Government that it is meeting its target for brownfield housing are a "sham" with the figures massaged by "back garden" building, a Conservative MP claimed today.

Kelly vows to tackle Nimbies - 17th May 2006

Ruth Kelly has declared war on Nimbies and vowed tackle residents who oppose plans for "affordable" housing. However, the opponents maintain they are not against social housing as such, but opposed to building on greenfield, instead of brownfield, sites.

Green Belt football pitches get green light - 11th May 2006

Developers who want to build more than 300 homes in the Green Belt have won planning permission to put sports facilities on an adjoining site.

Builders target Green Belt - 4th May 2006

A ban on building in Rotherham's green belt has sparked off protests by builders. Planners are worried developers are targeting greenfield sites instead of Rotherham's stock of former industrial land.

'Woods and homes' green belt call - 17th April 2006

A change in land use is proposed in the study Land Economy by the free market think-tank the Adam Smith Institute. It says much of the UK's agricultural land, including land currently labelled as green belt, is not especially green.

Land prices drop as farmers move - 13th March 2006

Struggling farmers are deserting the countryside and causing the price of land to drop, according to a survey.

Prescott backs green belt housing - 23rd October 2005

John Prescott has given his backing to one of the biggest building schemes approved on green belt land. The decision to build 3,600 homes and businesses west of Stevenage, Herts, was welcomed by the council who say they have an acute housing shortage.