Object
Preferred Options
Representation ID: 47358
Received: 01/08/2012
Respondent: j freedman
Preservation of greenbelt is essential to maintain farming communities. Farm sizes need to be large to be economic; continual erosion of agricultural land depletes farms - and farmers - of their livelihoods - resulting in more food being imported from outside the UK. This affects road traffic, the environment, food prices and quality of life. Building on greenbelt further risks established drainage and 'run-off' patterns, creating flooding risks and over-burdening of drainage channels. Lastly, we need countryside for our young people to walk and play in and to steward, to stop them becoming couch potatoes!
Preservation of greenbelt is essential to maintain farming communities. Farm sizes need to be large to be economic; continual erosion of agricultural land depletes farms - and farmers - of their livelihoods - resulting in more food being imported from outside the UK. This affects road traffic, the environment, food prices and quality of life. Building on greenbelt further risks established drainage and 'run-off' patterns, creating flooding risks and over-burdening of drainage channels. Lastly, we need countryside for our young people to walk and play in and to steward, to stop them becoming couch potatoes!