Garden Grabbing,Housing Density,PPS3 and The David Wilson Homes Appeal Hawkwell
June 15, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The Rochford Lib Dem web site “OnlineFOCUS” has published an interesting article here .
Summary of the Article:
Recent changes have been made by the Coalition Government to Planning Policy PPS3 where the previous requirement that new housing was supposed to be built at a minimum density of 30 units per hectare has now been dropped. Gardens are no longer classified as ‘brownfield’ sites and that will reduce any incentive for councils to rely on garden land for development sites. Our local planners at Rochford District Council have been asked by how much the rules have changed. The answer is : not very much, so far.
