RE: On London's Housing Shortage....
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I read somewhere that Slough, UK, might become part of Greater London. I'm not sure how accurate this is or if it has already happened, as I didn't pay much attention at the time since I'm from East Anglia, which isn't that close to London. However, I've also noticed some unofficial mock-ups and discussions about expanding the Elizabeth Line beyond its current eastern terminus at Shenfield. At this point, some even jokingly suggest Chelmsford could be included.
There is a lot of unused space in Norfolk and Suffolk. I'm not familiar with land ownership laws, but there is currently a housing project underway in Norwich city centre following the demolition of an office building. According to a quick Google search, it will provide 443 new homes
I can't imagine London sprawl getting as far as Chelmsford, that's way out, and in any case I think there would be so much classic NIMBY resistance along the way that sprawl would be minimised.
East Anglia for sure could take a few hundred thousand more homes, but isn't much of it quite low lying.... longer term flood risk?
Yh Chelmsford seems to far as for East Anglia, it floods quite easily, especially towards the coast that and coastal erosion is causing issues in seaside towns in an area that already receives a lack of investment.