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 While I'm not convinced that new-build  would be too expensive, a similar
point about cost can be made about existing urban structures. A lot of what
is empty and derelict is not habitable, and if it is older stock, is
unlikely to be environmentally friendly. The cost of renovating existing
urban structures might therefore be prohibitive in the manner you suggest.
It may be that a significant portion of new accomodation are temporary,
portable, and so on in order to work within the various restirctions of
cost, sustainablity, location. 

David

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick James
Sent: 24 July 2007 11:15
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Subject: Re: UK flooding - Housing & Population

Yes but ...
if they did it properly, safely, sensibly it would be too expensive!
Therefore with all the constraints including the continued likelihood of
flooding on floodplains and the like it is not viable. Let's go back to
Ince's point about empty houses within cities.
Nick
 
 
In a message dated 24/07/2007 11:06:07 GMT Standard Time,
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	Nothing inherently wrong with building on flood plains, estuaries,
swamps,
	bayoux, deltas, fenlands and other wet places. It's more a question
of what
	gets built, how it's built, and the manner of services provided and
	lifestyles catered to, which is in turn a function of what's allowed
under
	planning law. I would guess that an expanded range of  'waterside'
	developments would be a developer's dream. Granted that these could
not be
	the usual converted actories or suburban tract houses, but a lower
density,
	lower impact style of building. 
	
	dp
	
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	Sent: 24 July 2007 10:28
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	Subject: Re: UK flooding - Housing & Population
	
	[snip]
	
	2) In the green paper on planning to address the serious shortfall
in
	housing presented to parliament yesterday there was a statement that
	building new housing on flood plains is 'not ruled out':