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STS1 Member Joined: 30 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 4  View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 30 Nov 2006
Topic: Great-cresteds and development.
Has anyone experience in seeing off proposed development for housing due to the nearby presence of G.-cresteds? I discovered one in my wood-pile last winter then found them in our pond in early summer, where they went on to breed. An open area next to our garden may be up for development soon. I understand that their presence may not be enough to stop development altogether, but I'm interested in the ways (legal! LOL) in which life might be made awkward for the developers, such that they don't pursue it. Any information gratefully received. Thomas |
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STS1 Member Joined: 30 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 4 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 01 Dec 2006
Topic: Great-cresteds and development.
Both: I don't want the newts to become any scarcer in England and of course I'm anti this particular development. How would you feel if it was about to happen right beside your property? Disparaging NIMBYism is fine when you're at a safe distance!  Why do we put up with green field sites being ruined: why not re-develop brown-field sites, not to mention do something about the numerous abandoned houses in the UK, such as those on ex-MOD bases? Destroying green-field sites should be an absolute last resort, otherwise we'll end up with very little green space that isn't some form of nature reserve. Thomas |
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STS1 Member Joined: 30 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 4 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Topic: Great-cresteds and development.
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STS1 Member Joined: 30 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 4 View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 04 Dec 2006
Topic: Great-cresteds and development.
I cannot believe that every site that has previously been used for either housing or industry has high numbers of uncommon/rare species. Why not check these sites out first and redevelop them if possible, rather than immediately leap into ruining further areas of hitherto untouched land? (My reference to the MOD was with regard to housing on ex-bases such as that at West Raynham in Norfolk, where habitable dwellings have been allowed to fall into disrepair over 11 years since the base closed.) If modern farming renders land useless to wildlife, then perhaps it's time we pushed for a switch to organic cultivation. Can you please confirm, Gemma, that developers aren't bound to survey sites that they have targeted for development? If so, any obvious case for a change in planning law, I'd have thought since, as you suggest, many species must be adversely affected on a routine basis. Thanks for all responses, Thomas |
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