appreciate that we all have to live somewhere I would like to know why is it that council planners are allowing private builders to build estates of new houses in rural areas that all look the same and that have high wooden fences around them, making these private estates look institutionalised. What has gone wrong with diversity and good planning?
2006-11-12 21:46:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
They should start making houses more like the ones that they made in the 1920's all with there own unique style with big gardens and plenty of privacy as long as the gardens are well stocked they blend into the environment very well.
2006-11-12 22:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by Petrol Head 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The funny part is that they cut down the trees, bulldoze the streams, and chase away the wildlife and give these housing developments names like Deer Run, Forest View, and Stream Side.
I live in a rural area on 4 acres and wish I could have more land, but land prices have climbed too high because developers want low priced farm land to split up into small lots. Then they charge as much for one lot as they paid for the whole tract.
Because there is new housing everybody,s land value goes up and so do the property taxes. Some old farmers or retirees can't afford the taxes so they have to sell off all or some of their land to the developers. It's a vicious cycle fed by greed.
2006-11-12 22:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short answer = money. People want to protect their real estate investment by having consistency (ugly sameness), and tons of rules and regulations, to safeguard their castles. Good planning? The people who design these developments and the lemmings who buy them think this IS good planning. And many people don't want diversity- they fear it.
2006-11-13 02:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋