What it is: Government department Communities and Local Government has published new research by Kingston University about the number of councils under threat from ‘garden grabbing’ developers building on former garden land.

When it came out: 19 January 2010

Why it is important: CLG says that only 5% of local authorities have planning policies in place to guard against ‘garden grabbing’ even though almost 50% say they see it as a problem in their area. This research goes into more detail about the scale of the problem.

To read the full research click here: Garden developments – understanding the issues

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