"We were shocked by the description of the area. We are just beginning to think how we can fight it. The Green Belt land was described as poor quality. We don't think it is. It's very rich in wildlife. It's used for arable and grazing land. They talk about how well connected the area is, which is totally untrue. This whole report is built on smoke and mirrors. It's not the right place for a new town. We just need to stop it."
"building on Green Belt sites would result in urban sprawl and high carbon, low density, car dependent developments - counter to the mayor's policy of reducing car use."
A government new towns taskforce identified Crews Hill in Enfield as a prime site for a 21,000-home new town on 884 hectares of Green Belt. The site and another in Thamesmead have received endorsement from London mayor Sadiq Khan. The taskforce described the Crews Hill land as poor-quality Green Belt with good transport links, despite the local station offering only two trains an hour and the nearest Tube, Oakwood, being some distance away. Local groups and conservationists argue the land is wildlife-rich, used for arable and grazing, poorly connected, and that building there would create low-density, car-dependent, high-carbon sprawl. Opponents note roughly 300,000 approved London homes remain unbuilt and pledge to fight the proposals.
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