Green-belt myths: what you need to know
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Many reports focus on weakening green-belt protection to allow greater freedom for large housebuilders. However, the arguments within these reports are based on a highly selective reading of the evidence and give little consideration to the wide range of benefits provided by green-belt policy. They urgently need to be challenged.
Green-belt policy was established in 1955 primarily to stop urban sprawl. There are now 14 separate areas of green belt that cover 13% of England; mostly open land and countryside around the largest or most historic towns and cities. Campaign to Protect Rural England has campaigned for Green Belts since our formation in 1926. We remain a strong supporter of Green-belt policy, which aims to provide a permanently protected belt of open land through tight controls over certain forms of development.
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The National Planning Policy Framework and the 2015 Conservative Manifesto stated clearly that Ministers attach great importance to the green belt and wil...
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