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Requiring an average plot of 32,000 square metres for one individual store, it is no wonder that for a long time IKEA resisted moving their business anywhere near a built-up urban area where rents are high and space is in short supply. (HuffPost UK)
He said: “The French track has no new stations; it does not go through a dense built-up urban area; it does not have the tunnels that we are building on HS2 to protect the environment and property prices are very low in comparison to the UK. (City A.M.)
Portsmouth is a densely built-up urban area and many of the roads treated had average speeds of about 20mph when the limits were installed. (Traffic Technology Today.com)
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