Christmas dinner at risk under 'grey belt’ proposals, new CPRE analysis reveals

Monday, 23 December 2024 00:01

The Green Belt and similar areas of countryside around England's towns and cities produce an outsize share of foods traditionally eaten at Christmas, according to new analysis from CPRE, the countryside charity. These areas could be at a much increased risk of development under the government's new ‘grey belt' policy, announced in the new National Planning Policy Framework.   The analysis covers all fourteen of England's Green Belts as well as land within 5km of urban...Request free trial