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The checklist
Six things we check before we write.
Location
Adjoining a village or town
With a school, a shop or a bus service.
Size
5 to 150 acres
2 to 60 hectares. Smaller parcels can round off a settlement edge.
Access
Frontage to a public road
Or a neighbour willing to grant a right of way.
Constraints
Outside the floodplain
Green Belt is possible, with more patience.
Planning status
No permission needed
Land already marked in the local plan is welcome, but not required.
Regions
Hertfordshire first
Then Beds, Cambs, Essex and Bucks.
