'People love being here': London development shows harmony between nature and housing

Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government's 'false wedge'Arriving at the Kidbrooke Village housing development in Greenwich on a morning in early spring, the first thing you notice is the sound of birdsong and the delicious scent of blossom. Geese are gently honking in the distance.This was once the controversial Ferrier estate, a post-war housing estate that was demolished in 2009 in order to regenerate the area. Continue reading...