River pollution. Michael Gove latest plans .

eazybee

Totally agree, GSM.
Everything the government tries to do is thwarted by a different pressure group, none of which has a sensible alternative to offer.

Isn’t the sensible alternative to keep the present regulations which developers already comply with? Are you actually saying you think this move is acceptable eazybee?

Totally agree, GSM.
Everything the government tries to do is thwarted by a different pressure group, none of which has a sensible alternative to offer.

The point is that Gove has taken the planning rules relating to water pollution away to make life easier for the developers.

Of course these houses can and should be built with due regard to the environment.

Germanshepherdsmum

We need more housing to be built. Planners may impose conditions to protect water quality. People complain when sufficient houses aren’t being built and complain when restrictions are relaxed. They also complain about the lack of provision of accommodation for homeless people, young people and asylum seekers. What do they actually want? You can’t have everything. Something has to give. Suggestions?

A solution that doesn’t cause more damage to already heavily polluted rivers is essential, wouldn’t you agree Germanshepherdsmum? I know you’ve said before that you don’t buy clothes from China because of the environmental impact, and this is the same issue, surely?
There is plenty of land already earmarked by councils for development without this requirement, the government should pump prime the building of affordable housing on those sites to start with.

We need more housing to be built. Planners may impose conditions to protect water quality. People complain when sufficient houses aren’t being built and complain when restrictions are relaxed. They also complain about the lack of provision of accommodation for homeless people, young people and asylum seekers. What do they actually want? You can’t have everything. Something has to give. Suggestions?

Yes we do need more affordable housing but very little is being built. There seems to be plenty of the other sort with properties being marketed and bought in the far east as investment.

DiamondLily

We do need much more affordable housing, so not sure what the answer is.

Whatever the answer is though, it’s not this. This is just madness.

Whitewavemark2

I expect nothing more now.

It is all so utterly depressing.

No doubt the developers will show their gratitude by bunging money into the Tory coffers which is badly needed.

This.

We do need much more affordable housing, so not sure what the answer is.

Don’t forget that these same developers had switched off the money tree tap because of the Tory planning laws.

The Tories don’t care what damage they cause as long as they can get the money in.

I expect nothing more now.

It is all so utterly depressing.

No doubt the developers will show their gratitude by bunging money into the Tory coffers which is badly needed.

I think it’s disgusting as if our rivers need more pollution.

I think it's appalling.

They really hate us, don't they?