19 July 2021
Today's Times reports upon an opinion poll suggesting that younger generations, who are much less likely to own a house and may never be able to afford one, are willing to sacrifice protection of the Green Belt. The survey found that 67 per cent of adults under 35 but only 39 per cent of over-55s supported new development on the green belt if it complied with government plans to require builders to offset damage to the natural environment.
Our Chairman, Richard Knox-Johnston, has written to The Times pointing out that what actually gets built in the Green Belt is mostly 4/5 bedroom houses at low density, not affordable starter homes for the young.