Why did the Metropolitan Railway go to Verney Junction?
Optimist wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:34:39 +0100, "News"
wrote:
Optimist wrote:
"Oh look! We've got all those brownfield sites! Let's build over
the rest of XXXshire!"
Countryside organisations are demanding all city brownfield sites be
built on. Many think all new developments can be on brownfield sites
despite only 14% of demand being catered for on current brownfield
sites. This should be resisted as we now have an ideal opportunity
to leave most of these sites vacant, cleaned up and made natural
again by turning them into parks, woods and encouraging wildlife for
the local population to enjoy.
This is an ideal opportunity to improve brownfield areas, improving
the quality of life of urban dwellers. Righting the wrongs of the
incompetent planners of the past. Areas like Hampstead Heath could
be actively encouraged. Woods in towns and cities would also be a
great bonus. The deliberate differentiation between town and country
requires abolition as the Town & Country planning act attempts to
divide. Using the words town and country sets the tone. It creates
conflict. It creates two separate societies. It creates distrust.
One of the reasons that developers do not like to have to use
brownfield sites is the cost of decontaminating land that has been
used for industry.
Yep.
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