New figures have laid bare concerns over the dramatic increase in the number of 'gardens grabbed' for development in the last 12 years. Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark said the statistics show the Government was right to take immediate action to prevent unwanted garden grabbing by changing the planning rules. The percentage of new homes built on previously residential land - which includes back gardens - has increased to 25 per cent, up 14 per cent since 1997, when only one in ten homes was built on similar land. Last month, Greg Clark changed the planning rules to give councils new powers to prevent unwanted garden grabbing by taking gardens out of the brownfield category that includes derelict factories and disused railway sidings. Read more on the CLG website.
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