The hapless Community Secretary (Margaret Thatcher should weep) Eric Pickles had a wonderful scheme to kick-start the UK's moribund economy. He was going to double the limit for housing extensions without requiring planning permission. Sadly for Mr P. he hadn't counted on the rash of neighbourly disputes that this would induce. London Borough of Sutton is one of many councils that has lobbied hard against this imbecilic move. Only for Pickles to come up with even dafter amendments. Neighbours will have to be consulted and agree, and local ward councillors will arbitrate in disputes. How likely is that! just what your councillor want to do, interpose themselves between warring neighbours and their potential electors.
The main beneficiaries of these proposals would be buy-to-let landlords cramming desperate immigrant families into overcrowded properties. Back gardens are a haven for wildlife and particularly pollen-loving insects pushed out of a chemical-desert countryside. They also have enormous potential for growing food - necessary for sustainable cities. These are a set of proposals that must be trashed outright.
The main beneficiaries of these proposals would be buy-to-let landlords cramming desperate immigrant families into overcrowded properties. Back gardens are a haven for wildlife and particularly pollen-loving insects pushed out of a chemical-desert countryside. They also have enormous potential for growing food - necessary for sustainable cities. These are a set of proposals that must be trashed outright.
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| from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22160532 |
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