Further to my letter of September 4, I would like to elaborate the connection between domestic housing and the possible lowering of the water-table, which affects the stability of ancient buildings.
My previous letter suffered a justified cut.
I raise the questions:
Do newly weds, young families, mature families and pensioners all want the patch of land with a two-storey house, which so many builders are providing?
Are these dwellings bought because there is no alternative?
Do reluctant gardeners then pave their plots?
The le Corbusier idea of a vertical village has proved disastrous in its mis-application.
However, small blocks of raised apartments in landscaped surrounding could increase consumer choice and pre-empt a water table problem.
Crescents and squares of so-called town houses could be constructed; suburban variety is lacking just now.
Barbara G Whiting,
Heslington Lane,
Heslington,
York.
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