Information on the percentage of “parkland” that has been developed in Eastbourne or East Sussex is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. This is because central Government do not hold data on the stock of “parkland”. The land use change statistics do not have a category which corresponds exactly to “parkland”. The nearest category would be “outdoor recreation”.
Land use change statistics show the amount of land changing its use from “outdoor recreation” to previously-developed (“brownfield”), but this figure can only be compared against the overall amount of change or the total area of Eastbourne or East Sussex.
The land use change statistics show that between 1996 and 2005:
(i) 1.5 per cent. of the land changing its use in Eastbourne changed from “outdoor recreation” to a developed (“brownfield”) use. This change is 0.1 per cent. of the total area of Eastbourne district.
(ii) 0.7 per cent. of the land changing its use in East Sussex changed from “outdoor recreation” to a developed (“brownfield”) use. This change is less than 0.1 per cent. of the total area of East Sussex.
Information on the percentage of “greenfield” land that has been developed in Eastbourne or East Sussex is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. This is because central Government do not hold data on the stock of “greenfield” land.
Land use change statistics show the amount of land changing its use from non previously-developed (“greenfield”) to developed (“brownfield”), but this figure can only be compared against the overall amount of change or the total area of Eastbourne or East Sussex.
Land use change statistics show that between 1996 and 2005:
(i) 24.8 per cent. of land changing its use in Eastbourne changed from a non previously-developed (“greenfield”) use to a previously-developed (“brownfield”) use. This change is 1.4 per cent. of the total area of Eastbourne district,
(ii) 13.1 per cent. of land changing its use in East Sussex changed from a non previously-developed (“greenfield”) use to a previously-developed (“brownfield”) use. This change is 0.4 per cent. of the total area of East Sussex.