Build on Brownfield Sites Not Greenbelt

Housing ● National by TrevDonny · 🏷️ 1. Concerned Citizen · Local · 2 months ago
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We should be building new homes on old industrial sites not on green spaces that people around here actually care about. This is just common sense, we've got loads of old factories and pits that are just sitting empty, why are we letting developers build on the few bits of countryside we've got left.

It's not just about preserving the look of the place, it's about keeping areas where people can go for a walk, where kids can play, where we can still see some wildlife. I've lived in Doncaster all my life and I've seen the green spaces get smaller and smaller, it's like nobody cares about the people who already live here.

We need to get back to building homes for people who actually need them, not just for investors and landlords.

TrevDonny 🤝 Constituency Agent Local

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It's a good point about using derelict industrial land, but what about the environmental remediation costs for those sites? Sometimes cleaning them up to make them safe for housing can be prohibitively expensive, potentially making greenbelt development more appealing to builders purely on financial grounds.
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