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Less than 10% of green belt could be redefined as ‘grey belt’, says minister

Less than 10% of the green belt will be released for development under the Government’s changes to planning rules, a minister has said. Under plans announced earlier in December, the Government confirmed that councils would be ordered to meet ...

19 Dec 2024 at 12:10

Starmer promises planning reform and ‘a new business model’ for UK

Labour will tear up planning red tape and allow some development on the green belt in order to increase the supply of homes, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Labour leader said he wanted to see the price of houses come down, relative to incomes as ...

17 May 2023 at 18:28

Sunak vows to protect ‘precious’ green belt and build more houses on brownfield

Rishi Sunak has pledged to protect the “precious” green belt as he argued more homes can be built on brownfield sites. If he becomes prime minister in September, the former chancellor would take advantage of the forthcoming refresh of ...

28 Jul 2022 at 16:45

Vote on housing development like Hunger Games, says parish council chairman

Local communities are being pitted against each other “like the Hunger Games” in a planning vote over where thousands of new homes could be built on green belt land. Residents in the Sevenoaks area of Kent have been asked how and ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:49

McFadden: Planning reform could be controversial, but we must ‘get things built’

A top Labour figure acknowledged its planning reforms “may be controversial” but said that “we have to get things built”, ahead of the King’s Speech which is expected to include a commitment to address what the party sees as a ...

17 Jul 2024 at 10:50

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Innovative biodiversity reforestation project unveiled in Longford

Twenty-two hectares of land with a replanting obligation is the focus of a biodiversity and nature project in Edgeworthstown. Coordinated by Green Belt, Ireland’s largest private forestry management group, they have brought ...

10 Jun 2024 at 08:33

Labour to set out golden rules for grey belt in bid to boost housing

Labour is expected to set out five “golden rules” for building on the green belt in an effort to boost housebuilding while improving “genuine green spaces”. The rules, to be laid out on Friday, include prioritising ...

18 Apr 2024 at 22:30

Starmer vows to put ‘builders not blockers first’ with changes to planning rules

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to override planning “blockers” with sweeping changes that could see building on parts of England’s green belt. The shake-up will see councils given mandatory targets to deliver a total of ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:12

Labour will allow green belt housing where it does not impact on beauty of areas

Labour would give local areas the power to build houses on the green belt where development would not take away from the beauty of the countryside, the party leader has said. Sir Keir Starmer said allowing ...

17 May 2023 at 10:04

Green belt land covers 12.6% of England, figures show

There are 1,638,420 hectares of green belt in England, about 12.6% of the country’s land area, according to Government figures. This has increased by 0.1%, with some local authorities adding to their ...

12 Oct 2023 at 14:13

‘Grey belt’ plan will have limited impact on housebuilding, peers warn

The Government’s plan to make it easier to build on already-developed parts of the green belt is “largely redundant” and could have a limited impact on housebuilding, a Lords committee has said. ...

05 Feb 2025 at 01:45

Khan to back building homes on London’s green belt amid housing crisis

Sir Sadiq Khan will announce plans to “actively explore” building on some of London’s green belt on Friday in a bid to fix the capital’s housing crisis. The Mayor of London is expected to use a ...

09 May 2025 at 00:01

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