"Garden Grabbing" petition

[Tulipa]

An article in yesterday's Daily Telegraph mentioned a petition orgainsed by Garden Organic to support a campaign to remove a loophole in the law which allows gardens to be classified as "Brownfield sites".  You can read all about it here:

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/saveourgardens/index.php

It is no wonder there are so few houses with big gardens these days, they are all being sold to developers. :(

T.

[Tulipa]

[caroline7758]

I've signed. A lovely big house near me, with a big mature garden, was knocked down recently and they have now built three houses on the site. One is described as having a "mature garden", by which I guess they mean they've left a couple of trees! And I don't think any of them will have a front garden, just a drive. >:(

[froglets]

Done,

OH & I are looking for a smallish house with BIG garden - no chance, the ones that still have their gardens are too pricy as they are being sold with planning permission for a small estate on the garden.

I totally agree with building on brownfield sites - my last house was built on a haulage yard that went bust, but mature gardens are worth preserving.

[Nelson]

Our neighbour's house has a lovely sized garden, much larger than any of the surrounding properties as it fills in the space where three streets of terraced houses meet.  There are four mature trees including a large weeping willow and a beautiful silver birch.

Now the new owners have submitted planning to convert the existing property into four flats (well, three flats and a bedsit) and to build a block of six houses in the garden.

[Tulipa]

Nelson, that is similar to what is happening to us.  It is not something you think about until it happens.  It will be a shame to chop down those lovely trees.

My garden is my haven and now it is going to be totally over-looked.  We hunted for ages for our large garden, there are so few around and to see them being built on is such a shame. :(