| Farmers 15:36 - Nov 21 with 1874 views | controversial_jack |
Getting on my nerves with their whinging, and they are the only ones that do any work attitude |  | | |  |
| Farmers on 19:17 - Nov 24 with 110 views | Scotia |
| Farmers on 10:08 - Nov 23 by Dr_Winston |
As the old saying goes, "Invest in land. They're not making any more of it".
How hard do you think it'll be for an entity like Blackrock to convert agricultural land into, say, a Solar Farm? We already know the current Government loves both them and net zero.
How solid will the restrictions on land use be when the Govt is desperate to build millions of homes to contain an ever expanding population? |
It would be pretty hard for that to happen really because it would have to go through the planning process. Also arable agricultural land is probably worth more than putting a solar farm on it.
Similarly with housing, undoubtedly worth a lot but a bloody nightmare to build on greenfield land. | | | |
| Farmers on 19:28 - Nov 24 with 90 views | Boundy |
| Farmers on 19:17 - Nov 24 by Scotia |
It would be pretty hard for that to happen really because it would have to go through the planning process. Also arable agricultural land is probably worth more than putting a solar farm on it.
Similarly with housing, undoubtedly worth a lot but a bloody nightmare to build on greenfield land. |
In the normal scheme of things you'd be correct but with the Senedd holding farmers to ransom that to continue to receive grants they have to turn 20% of their land to plant trees , regarding solar farms , don't think arable land is worth more than a solar farm because in a lots of cases it isn't. There's marginally less greenfield sites being built on than brownfield sites
Brownfield land:
The Government defines brownfield land as developed land, that is, or was previously, occupied by a permanent structure.
Brownfield land accounts for 8.7%of land in England and 54% of all new homes in 2021/22 were built on brownfield land.
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Homes England’s Strategic Plan 2023-2028 prioritise brownfield development to better utilise existing land in built-up areas and to preserve undeveloped land.
Greenfield land: Greenfield typically refers to land which has not been developed. The vast majority of land in England is greenfield land, accounting for 91.1% of land across the country. In 2021/22, 46% of new homes were built on greenfield land. | |
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