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‘Build homes on brownfield land’


PREVIOUSLY developed brown- field land could provide space for more than 18,000 homes. Areport by the Campaign to Pro-


tect Rural England (CPRE) identi- fies 1,600 hectares of brownfield land in the county, of which 336 are in Tonbridge and Malling and 89 in Maidstone. The land could accom- modate 14,700 and 3,900 homes. The CPRE says 70,000 homes


could be built on brownfield land in Kent, which would protect farm- land and greenfield sites. “We have long been arguing for


development to be focused on brownfield sites,” said CPRE Kent senior planner Brian Lloyd. “By building on brownfield we would protect our countryside, help avoid the loss of productive farmland and regenerate our towns and cities.” Maidstone is one of several Kent boroughs allowing homes on his- torically greenfield sites because of the intense pressure for new homes.


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But the CPRE says fields could be saved if councils looked more care- fully at what already exists. The research carried out for the charity using data collected from a survey of planning authorities, re- veals sufficient brownfield land in England to accommodate at least a million homes – half of which is in London, the East and South East. The authors of the report “From


wasted space to living spaces” be- lieve one million homes is an un- derestimate because the figure identifies land already derelict or with planning permission and does not include underused land such as car parks. MrLloyd said: “There needs to be


a pro-active approach to identifying brownfield sites and more funding and incentives to develop large and difficult sites.” The report recommends reintro- ducing ‘brownfield first’ into na- tional planning policy.


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SARACENSGymnasium at SnodlandCommunityCentre has had anewlease of life thanks to Tonbridge and Malling Council's community enhancement fund.


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