English green belt set to get 360,000 new homes
by Robert Booth from on (#2902W)
Countryside campaigners fear ministers are set to weaken green belt protection in order to meet housebuilding targets
The number of homes being planned on green belt land in England has increased to more than 360,000, according to countryside campaigners, who fear ministers are poised to weaken protections to meet ambitious building targets.
The assessment by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) found that the number of homes planned on sites previously meant to block urban sprawl has risen from 81,000 in 2012 to 362,346, with the largest number slated for development in the north-west and east of England.