Dozens of hectares of forest, open land and water in Shropshire developed upon, figures show
Dozens of hectares of forest, open land and water in Shropshire has been developed upon in the three years to March 2022, new figures show.
The developments – which include homes, industrial buildings, transport and utility sites among other uses – have been built on areas such as grassland, forests and waterways, including lakes, canals and reservoirs.
The latest figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show 69 hectares of forest, open land and water in Shropshire has been converted into developed use from 2019 to 2020 to 2021 to 2022.
It accounted for 5.6 per cent of the total land use change completed in Shropshire in the three years to March 2022.
In total, 899 hectares of non-developed land, which includes but is not limited to forest, open land, water, agricultural land, vacant sites and residential gardens, were developed upon in the three years to March 2022.
