The maps illustrate an industrial area in Norbiton in the present day compared with plans for future development of the site. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given maps show an industrial park in Norbiton at the moment and the changes that will take place in the future. It can be clearly seen that the factories, which are located on the south side of the river that crosses the top part of the map from west to east, will be completely transformed into a residential and commercial use zone. A new street and bridge will be made towards the north so that more housing will be constructed on the northern side of the river. The government is planning to demolish all the industrial buildings around the roundabout in the middle of the map and along the street that leads to the east.

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it will develop shops to the

south-west

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southwest

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of the roundabout, a medical centre to the

south-east

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southeast

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and residential areas to the

north-west

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northwest

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and east. A brand new school will be set up to the east of the map and there will be a playground nearby. One of the major developments will be constructing the road to cross the river in order to build extra houses on the north side of it reducing the farmland area to the north-east.