Green Belt in a sentence

This, from a government which is under investigation for corruption regarding the Green Belt scandal, when Ford saw no problem in lying to us all that he would not touch the Green Belt.

Bromley council’s report echoes those concerns, stating: “The proposed development is not appropriate in the green belt and is by definition, harmful to the green belt”.

One feature of the Edinburgh green belt is the inclusion of parcels of land within the city which are designated green belt, even though they do not connect with the peripheral ring.

The party would look to build on what they call the ‘grey belt’ – poor-quality land, car parks and wastelands that are currently classed as green belt.

Any green belt land released will be subject to "golden rules" to ensure the development delivers 50 per cent affordable homes with a focus on social rent, and has access to green spaces and infrastructure such as schools and GP surgeries.

Mr Jones, who campaigns on behalf of the community, said: “We’re used to green belt, we’re used to green fields, that’s where we’ve lived for centuries because we’re constantly being pushed out to the peripheries of society.

Despite this setback, public support for the Green Coalition’s idea of a provincial park grew and morphed into a general call for a Green Belt for southwestern Quebec.

And the parish council questioned the validity of WDC’s ‘very special circumstances’ outweighing the potential harm to the Green Belt.

At a meeting on Wednesday, members heard the priority would be to protect as much as the Green Belt as possible but added it was unlikely there was enough brownfield land to cater for what is needed.

But this was meant for commercial rather than residential use and also includes adding around 65 hectares of land to the green belt at Knowles Farm in Horwich and Ditchers Farm in Westhoughton.

Cllr O'Brien said that the plan is "not perfect" but more than 50 per cent of the entire borough would still be green belt land.

However, it was agreed that the loss of Green Belt land was outweighed by the need for new school places.

In the report it said the scheme “supports the aims of sustainable development with a range of measures”, and that the development’s impact on the green belt will be minimised with reduced density and height of buildings to the east of the site.

Plans for new self-build homes are set to be thrown out due to concerns they will wreck Green Belt and nearby heritage assets.

Severn Trent Water has proposed to build on a patch of green belt land in order to extend and develop an existing sewerage works.

Sir Keir is calling for a 'decade of national renewal' to 'heal' the country, as he tries to seal the deal with voters - and outlines controversial plans to reclassify the green belt.

The council's draft Local Plan is currently under government review and includes ambitious proposals to build thousands of homes across Wirral by regenerating and building on previously developed land rather than green belt.

The green belt was ready when this season began, and the fencing surrounding the river park that is under construction was pulled back to allow fans to take advantage of the area.

The mayor said that in an effort to maintain cleanliness in and around the green belt, the MC has taken steps to collect the residue from the ritual puja site using its Visar Vahan on November 20.

The province has already built what it calls a green belt at the foot of the St-Jacques escarpment as part of the Turcot project.