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245			_aHouse building costs studied
260			_c2004
490			_aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment) _v (1572) 4 June 2004, 1(1)
520			_aDEFRA has published a government-commissioned report "Study into the environmental impacts of increasing housing supply in the UK", which warns that the environmental cost of boosting housing supply in the UK will be severe and could total £8.4bn. It estimates that, under the highest projection of housing growth, 77 500ha of greenfield land would be lost between 2001 and 2016. Also extra housing could increase carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2016. Total annual waste is projected to reach 9.3m tonnes by 2015-16. However, building homes in line with green standards could save millions of pounds and mitigate environmental damage. The report can be viewed at http://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/.
590			_aWB
590			_aWB
650			_aHOUSING SUPPLY
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
650			_aGREEN HOUSING
650			_aHOUSE BUILDING
650			_aGREENFIELD SITES
690			_aHOUSING
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999			_c117486 _d117486