Where in the South East shall we decree a glorious new conurbation with room for a million souls and easy commutes to London?

[Pickman's model]

Build on Windsor great park,Sandringham, the playing fields at Eton and harrow, and balmoral

 

[friendofdorothy]

Build all over Farnborough airfield. Then we could get back the huge chunk of airspace they nicked for their private jet tossers.

I think we should close Heathrow too. It's huge and has great transport links to central London.
We could be so much closer to climate change targets, reducing noise and air pollution. End the third runway debate once and all!

 

[Fez909]

A million, though? You’d need to build very high and even then the populace would have to be minced before they could be crammed in.

Kowloon Walled City achieved a density of 1,300,000/km2.

Once Wimbledon have bought the golf club next door (they might already have done it?) they'll have enough space at Kowloon density for 750,000 people. So, pretty close!

 

[Elpenor]

Confiscate all unoccupied homes, royal residences, and infill development to use all available space in the OPs garden

 

[tim]

I think we should close Heathrow too. It's huge and has great transport links to central London.
We could be so much closer to climate change targets, reducing noise and air pollution. End the third runway debate once and all!

I had relatives who lived in Heathrow, the hamlet not the airport. They had mains gas, but not mains electricity.

 

[Orang Utan]

I can see a large gap between Hampstead and Highgate, about 800 acres by the looks of it.

There’s also a smaller bit of space for building on in that gap between Kingston and Barnes. Might have to evict some belligerent antlered squatters first, mind

 

[hash tag]

Green spaces are good for people and for the environment, but, if you are going to remove green spaces, could we not start with golf courses and race courses.

 

[Orang Utan]

Green spaces are good for people and for the environment, but, if you are going to remove green spaces, could we not start with golf courses and race courses.

I think a good compromise would be to allow building on green spaces, but only those that are adjacent to the filthy rich. We could also take their big gardens off of them if they complain

 

[Artaxerxes]

Margate

 

[Silas Loom]

Margate

Yes. As long as you don’t stop until Canterbury is at its outskirts.

 

[hash tag]

I think a good compromise would be to allow building on green spaces, but only those that are adjacent to the filthy rich. We could also take their big gardens off of them if they complain.

Great, start with Wentworth perhaps.

 

[hash tag]

Build all over Farnborough airfield. Then we could get back the huge chunk of airspace they nicked for their private jet tossers.

Even worse, it's used for arms fairs. But, close Heathrow and let Farnborough have the big jets.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Aldershit is ripe for the taking

Run down to fuck, military basically moved out leaving loads of land buildings and development options

On the Waterloo line

ungentrified Surrey (so far)

 

[DaveCinzano]

Kowloon Walled City achieved a density of 1,300,000/km2.

Once Wimbledon have bought the golf club next door (they might already have done it?) they'll have enough space at Kowloon density for 750,000 people. So, pretty close!

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What's the parking like round there?

 

[bellaozzydog]

I think a good compromise would be to allow building on green spaces, but only those that are adjacent to the filthy rich. We could also take their big gardens off of them if they complain

You have my vote for minister of social housing

 

[Artaxerxes]

Great, start with Wentworth perhaps.

Buckingham palace to be social housing and Windsor a garden city

 

[belboid]

Buckingham palace to be social housing and Windsor a garden city

I was just reading about Garden Cities. And, basically, they can fuck off.

Just turn all homes into social housing - once the current inhabitants die, seeing as I'm feeling liberal.

 

[tim]

Aldershit is ripe for the taking

Run down to fuck, military basically moved out leaving loads of land buildings and development options

On the Waterloo line

ungentrified Surrey (so far)

Hampshire.

 

[hash tag]

Hampshire.

I would agree with bellaozzydog with Aldershot, which is in Hants. On a theme Church Crookham and perhaps Odiham but not all of Hants.
Could I also add Glastonbury; all those filthy dirty hippies leaving their mess behind, not to mention upsetting the locals.

 

[Silas Loom]

I would agree with bellaozzydog with Aldershot, which is in Hants. On a theme Church Crookham and perhaps Odiham but not all of Hants.
Could I also add Glastonbury; all those filthy dirty hippies leaving their mess behind, not to mention upsetting the locals.

Glastonbury is too far from civilisation, unfortunately.

 

[danny la rouge]

Glastonbury is too far from civilisation, unfortunately.

Not by ley line.

 

[Orang Utan]

Surrey, please.
Chertsey especially

 

[tim]

All those flat boring Eastern counties where all the Reform voters live and potatoes grow.

 

[PTK]

Not by ley line.

"Ley Line" was a great song. Strange name for a person, though.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Hampshire.

It may as well be in Surrey it’s only the width of the A331 between it and Surrey

 

[xenon]

All those flat boring Eastern counties where all the Reform voters live and potatoes grow.

What have you got against potatoes?

 

[Crispy]

Build Boris Island and convert Heathrow. Fantastic transport links with direct trains to West End, City and Canary Wharf. No NIMBYs.

 

[Silas Loom]

Build Boris Island and convert Heathrow. Fantastic transport links with direct trains to West End, City and Canary Wharf. No NIMBYs.

It kicks the can down the road somewhat. But we could crack on with the Chilterns and Hampshire while the offshore airport is under construction, and then build Greater Hillingdon afterwards.

 

[tim]

What have you got against potatoes?

The ones from Jersey are better than the one from Lincolnshire.

 

[Silas Loom]

The ones from Jersey are better than the one from Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire is too far away. If we want to metropolise gammony flatlands, let’s finish Essex. It’s mostly there already.