Bumpy road to utopia
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0040) 7 October 2000, 172(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: PPG3 guidance aims to put 60% of new housing on brownfield land by 2008. Among the measures included in the guidance to promote sustainable development are: concentrating the majority of additional housing within urban locations; using land more efficiently through maximising the re-use of sites and the conversion of existing buildings; adopting a sequential approach to the allocation of land and managing the release of that land. Suggests that some of the proposals are not practical.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63060 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 108897-1001 |
PPG3 guidance aims to put 60% of new housing on brownfield land by 2008. Among the measures included in the guidance to promote sustainable development are: concentrating the majority of additional housing within urban locations; using land more efficiently through maximising the re-use of sites and the conversion of existing buildings; adopting a sequential approach to the allocation of land and managing the release of that land. Suggests that some of the proposals are not practical.