Check out the latest on green belt housing construction in the The Daily Telegraph
It cites research based on council documents by the The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and says there are plans for more than 150,000 homes on protected land.
The sites include scenic areas, in Dorset and near York. In addition, over 1,000 acres coiuld eb affected by office development, warehouses and the HS2 rail link, according to the CPRE.
The increase comes apparently after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles diluted the protection given to the green belt and introduced a “presumption in favour of sustainable development”.
In Cranfield, of course, we went one better and actually approved building on a plain old "green field" site (Home Farm) when there was a brownfield site (disused runway) just 100 metres away.
It cites research based on council documents by the The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and says there are plans for more than 150,000 homes on protected land.
The sites include scenic areas, in Dorset and near York. In addition, over 1,000 acres coiuld eb affected by office development, warehouses and the HS2 rail link, according to the CPRE.
The increase comes apparently after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles diluted the protection given to the green belt and introduced a “presumption in favour of sustainable development”.
In Cranfield, of course, we went one better and actually approved building on a plain old "green field" site (Home Farm) when there was a brownfield site (disused runway) just 100 metres away.
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