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Indicator: Net loss of soils to development S1
Net loss of land to developed uses: 1992 to 1997 *  
Indicator Chart
Note: * 5-year moving averages
Change since
dots 1970
dots 1990
tick 1992

Coverage: England

Source: ODPM

Objective: Minimise the loss of soils to new development
  • There are considerable fluctuations in the annual figures reported during 1990 to 1999, so five-year moving averages have been used.
  • In England, this measure indicates that the net change of land to developed uses fell from 6,450 hectares in 1992 to 5,000 hectares in 1997.
  • A majority of the land becoming developed was previously used for agricultural purposes.

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