Mr Fidler, who farms a herd of Sussex beef cattle on 250 acres of land in the village of Salfords, has been fighting Reigate and Banstead original council's enforcement notices, requiring the home to be torn down, since 2008.

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According to the Comptroller's Report, 220-250 families have squatted on the land and built approximately 800 illegal buildings.

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Local governments often give sports teams land on which to build their arenas, but these 250 acres are nowhere near the proposed site of the proposed building in Sacramento.

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It can land on and take off from strips as short as 2, 250 feet.

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That may have had some plausibility 250 years ago when most wealth was in the form of land.

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The ambitious project is being built on three and half square miles of land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to provide accommodation for 250, 000 people and employment opportunities for a further 150, 000.

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The barge can carry 250, 000 gallons before having to head for the company's plant on land.

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