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Re:Shanghai sets population at 25M by iagooar on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @05:33AM (#16008025)
What does "legally protected" mean in this context? What makes that land different? Genuinely curious.
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Re:Shanghai sets population at 25M by chillydawg on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @05:36AM (#16008038)
It means planning permission is very rarely granted for new buildings and usually only in exceptional circumstances or when it is a public facility. Planning law in the UK has special protections for areas designated as green belt.
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