Prerelease

• Issue evaluation

  There is an issue that's happening in terms of geography and you've got to evaluate in your final nine marker whether you which side you're on
• The National Housing Federation would support the development because they believe that the development will provide affordable housing and help to solve the housing crisis
• The Campaign to Protect Rural England opposes the development acutely because they argue that the development would cause increased traffic in congestion and it should be on Brownfield sites not Greenfield sites
• The parish council and residents have concerns about increased traffic, more congestion, destruction of habitats, and risk of flooding
• Green belt

  an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted
• Suburbanisation

  the outward growth of urban development which may engulf surrounding villages and towns into a larger urban agglomeration
• Unsuitable housing

  people are either living in poor conditions, which can damage their health, or they cannot afford the homes they are in and may potentially be made homeless
• Garden settlements

  A garden settlement or village aims to be sustainable, providing: Green spaces. New job opportunities
• Areas of outstanding beauty

  land protected by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
• Urban rural fringe

  where the green, open space meets built-up towns and cities. As urban environments become more expensive, crowded and populated, there is more development in the rural-urban fringe.
• Urban sprawl

  the growth of towns and cities spreading and taking over areas of the countryside