https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/new-m20-junction-still-on-the-table-226492/ I've taken part in discussions about the use of agricultural land being used for housing and I know a lot of you don't believe this is happening. Here is one more example and the plans for the M20. As if we haven't suffered enough disruption in the last 2 and a half years due to the work to create the Smart Motorway which is anything but smart.
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Brilliant!
I live in Harrietsham, so less than a 5 minute drive away.
The A20 is bad enough as it is on most days during rush hour, let alone when there's roadworks.
House of Commons territory.
Once it’s built on, that land is gone.
Less than 100yds from my house a green belt public park has diggers churning it up to build 60 homes. The need to build to provide homes is increasingly eroding too much green belt.
Where are they going to live?
.. 700+ houses are to built within 3 miles of me and a lot more planning permission has been granted for more development .. main problem is the roads, sewers, schools, surgeries, hospitals and other facilities are not being built to cope with the influx .. in Grimsby itself there are lots of semi derelict and overgrown 'brown field' sites which should be developed first, they are left as rotting eyesores .. good farming land is being sold off for housing development.
Many people from the East Midlands and further afield are attracted to the area because housing is relatively well priced. But I know a lot of people who live here and commute as far as e.g.Leeds, Nottingham for work (when they are allowed that is). This puts a strain on the roads and means LONG and tiring commutes. Better to build in the town centres and improve public transport to make commuting easier and more affordable and shops more accessible.
Everyone says that houses have got to be built......but not near where I live.
First time I've seen that plan for Lenham Heath. Looks ok at first viewing but only if they built the extra junction off the M20. I dont agree with farm owner who said the houses would be bought by commuters going into London, although I do agree that more affordable housing needs to be built.
As it stands there is a development planned where I live in Borough Green. Lots of people up in arms but I'm all for it. We need hundreds of thousands of new homes to be built and unless you are going to build in the Highlands of Scotland or in the Brecon Beacons then they will have to be built on green belt land near current urbanisation.
Man of Kent myself mate......but as the black sheep moved away years ago....
£270,000 borrowed over 30 years on an interest only mortgage at a 2% rate is a repayment of £450 a month I believe.
In order to own the house after 30 years you have to pay an additional £750 a month.
So essentially it is around £1200 a month in housing costs alone in Dartford if you've saved up £30,000 deposit and you want to own the property after 30 years.
What is the average take home pay?
Affordable housing, which now actually means part buy part rent. Only a percentage of the property is affordable to you with a mortgage and you have to rent the rest from a company. Strange definition of "affordable" in my eyes.
Portugal population density 111 people per square KM
To rent a decent 3 bed in Dartford you'd pay more than £1k a month.