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HOUSING - Developments

There are so many unanswered and searching questions about housing developments.

The rate of building is alarming - in particular, since it's been decided that the Cirencester and Kemble area is ripe for an explosion in new houses. Do we need to ask - will local infrastructure be expanded - will local people be able to afford these homes - and how much of our precious green spaces are we set to lose?

We hope our curated selection of articles - presented here - will prove enlightening and thought-provoking.

MORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

We're seeing an explosion in house building locally and everywhere. Are these homes being built so the unstoppable influx of young men arriving in boats can be accommodated in towns and cities?

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ANOTHER 280 HOMES PLANNED

If the population is increasing then it needs more homes. But the rate of new building is alarming to many and causes us all to ask - where will this end? Are we to lose our precious green spaces?

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5000 NEW HOMES PLANNED

And so the march to cover our landscape with more houses goes on. People need homes of course - but where does it all end? Should there be a debate about population growth and related topics?

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PLEASE - NO MORE HOUSES

There's a massive push from gov't on councils to build more houses. The problem is - where're they to be built? Building in prime country villages is not going down well with residents. So what is the answer?

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MASSIVE BUILDING TO COME?

Someone has decided the Cirencester and Kemble area is ripe for an explosion in development. The SMP for the area is only interested in ensuring the infrastructure is in place - not limiting building.

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MORE HOMES TO COME?

Two large home building schemes in Malmesbury are on the table awaiting council decisions. Due to size and location, neither are welcomed by residents or councillors. Is further town expansion inevitable?

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NEW CITY TO BUILD AT KEMBLE

23,000 homes to be built between Kemble and Cirencester! This story will stun anyone due to it's enormous size and location. Is this time now when all the people need to be engaged in local policy and plans?

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MASSIVE HOUSING PROJECT

Blueprint - now revealed from secrecy - shows massive plan to build 142,000 new homes by 2051. The build sites will include Kemble - dubbed as one of two new Garden Towns in the county to be built.

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MORE HOMES - LOSS OF SPACE

There's controversy over developer's plans for 2500plus houses just south of Gloucester. The proposal comes with necessary infrastructure - schools and open spaces - but should we think again on this scheme?

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