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Existing guidance classifies residential gardens as 'brown field' meaning local residents are left powerless to protect them from unwanted development. The promised powers would give local councils much greater flexibility over 'back garden' development and lead to clearer guidelines in protecting green spaces and residential gardens. Cllr Clarence Barrett (RA, Cranham), who launched a petition last year to give residential gardens green belt status, said: " The potential for property developers to build on residential gardens and green corridors is an increasing concern. "Developers often realise the profitability of building on ‘back gardens' rather than, say, a disused factory site as the infrastructure of roads and services are already in place and by building small plots it avoids much of the criteria to include affordable homes. "In order to protect our residential gardens and green corridors from this erosion, I am pleased that the coalition government plan to review existing planning policy and give more protection to residential gardens". To sign a new petition to stop 'garden grabbing' just follow this link -http://www.gopetition.com/online/36694.html 29.5.10
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A welcome announcement from the new coalition government may put a stop to development of residential gardens (commonly known as garden grabbing).