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  • Greenbelt land - not worth the paper it's written on?

    From Tony The Welsh Twat@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 8 09:15:07 2023
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-greenbelt-land-sacrificed-major-8890698

    "A 15-year blueprint for more than 20,000 new homes, 25,000 extra jobs and infrastructure across South Gloucestershire has been published. The draft Local Plan includes a huge expansion of Bristol’s “urban edge” onto swathes of countryside to the
    east of the city, including greenbelt land. "

    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council can build on it anyway?

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  • From Dr Dave@21:1/5 to Tony The Welsh Twat on Wed Nov 8 13:22:22 2023
    On Wednesday, 8 November 2023 at 18:07:43 UTC, Tony The Welsh Twat wrote:
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-greenbelt-land-sacrificed-major-8890698

    "A 15-year blueprint for more than 20,000 new homes, 25,000 extra jobs and infrastructure across South Gloucestershire has been published. The draft Local Plan includes a huge expansion of Bristol’s “urban edge” onto swathes of countryside to the
    east of the city, including greenbelt land. "

    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council can build on it anyway?

    Maybe you need to read the plans to fully understand what is being proposed.

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  • From Les. Hayward@21:1/5 to Dr Dave on Wed Nov 8 21:42:11 2023
    On 08/11/2023 21:22, Dr Dave wrote:
    On Wednesday, 8 November 2023 at 18:07:43 UTC, Tony The Welsh Twat wrote:
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-greenbelt-land-sacrificed-major-8890698

    "A 15-year blueprint for more than 20,000 new homes, 25,000 extra jobs and infrastructure across South Gloucestershire has been published. The draft Local Plan includes a huge expansion of Bristol’s “urban edge” onto swathes of countryside to
    the east of the city, including greenbelt land. "

    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council can build on it anyway?

    Maybe you need to read the plans to fully understand what is being proposed.

    Loads more ruddy houses - whatever.

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  • From Fredxx@21:1/5 to Tony The Welsh Twat on Thu Nov 9 10:46:17 2023
    On 08/11/2023 17:15, Tony The Welsh Twat wrote:
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-greenbelt-land-sacrificed-major-8890698

    "A 15-year blueprint for more than 20,000 new homes, 25,000 extra
    jobs and infrastructure across South Gloucestershire has been
    published. The draft Local Plan includes a huge expansion of
    Bristol’s “urban edge” onto swathes of countryside to the east of the city, including greenbelt land."

    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council can
    build on it anyway?

    Green belt is fine if the population isn't expanding, but with net legal immigration of 600k per year something has to give.

    Best to have new houses built on greenbelt to reduce the extended misery
    of a commute.

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  • From Mark Goodge@21:1/5 to tonythewelshtwat@gmail.com on Thu Nov 9 12:01:27 2023
    On Wed, 8 Nov 2023 09:15:07 -0800 (PST), Tony The Welsh Twat <tonythewelshtwat@gmail.com> wrote:


    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council
    can build on it anyway?

    Firstly, greenbelt designation is not an absolute prohibition on all forms
    of development. It creates a strong presumption against development, but
    this can be overridden where there is sufficiently strong justification.

    Secondly, the boundaries of greenbelt land are not set in stone for all eternity. They can be, and sometimes are, changed. The process for doing so
    is lengthy and onerous, and involves several rounds of public consultation
    and the approval of the planning inspectorate, so it doesn't happen very
    often. But the adoption of a new local development plan which includes the
    need to allocate land for additional housing which cannot realistically be satisfied within the existing boundaries would be a typical point at which
    this would take place.

    Mark

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  • From Jeff Layman@21:1/5 to Tony The Welsh Twat on Thu Nov 9 14:59:01 2023
    On 08/11/2023 17:15, Tony The Welsh Twat wrote:
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-greenbelt-land-sacrificed-major-8890698

    "A 15-year blueprint for more than 20,000 new homes, 25,000 extra jobs and infrastructure across South Gloucestershire has been published. The draft Local Plan includes a huge expansion of Bristol’s “urban edge” onto swathes of countryside to the
    east of the city, including greenbelt land."

    So what's the point of having greenbelt status if the council can build on it anyway?

    Even better...
    <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-67349241>

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    Jeff

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