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Proceeding contribution from Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) in the House of Commons on Monday, 24 November 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

The Minister mentioned housing targets, and I think that he was a little cynical about them. The evidence from my region in the Thames corridor is that there is sufficient brown land—previously developed land—available to meet all the Government's housing targets, but that it is has not stopped green land in my constituency coming under pressure. The reason for that is that developers can make a lot more money by developing back gardens and green land in my constituency. Will the Minister get the Government to focus on their target of protecting green belt, green land and back gardens by forcing development into the brown land in the Thames corridor?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
483 c533 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Appeals Applications Construction Climate change Common land Design Delegated legislation Advisory services Brownfield sites Conservation areas Housing Fees and charges Land Infrastructure Land use Legal opinion Gardens Local government Low incomes Planning authorities Planning permission Planning Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Property development Parks Parliamentary privilege Scotland Water Regional planning and development Sustainable development Renewable energy Urban areas Sewers Greenfield sites Local development frameworks Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Community infrastructure levy
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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