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Number of threats to London’s Green Belt doubles in just one year

Posted on by October 17, 2017

New research shows over 400 sites are now identified for housing in London’s Green Belt The London Green Belt Council [1] has today published a report ‘The accelerating loss of London’s Green Belt – who is to blame? [2]. The research shows that the threats to the London Green Belt have grown rapidly in just 12 months. The number of sites under threat from development more than doubled between July 2016 and July 2017, from 203 to 443 and the number of houses proposed on the London Green Belt increased from 123,528 to 159,304. The counties with the greatest number … Read more

Don’t let the straw that breaks the Hogs Back break London’s Green Belt – stop development on Blackwell Farm in Guildford

Posted on by June 14, 2017

Don’t want to see this? #SaveHogsBack Object to development on Blackwell Farm Guildford Borough Council’s Local Plan contains proposals for an extension to the Surrey Research Park and 1800 homes (the University of Surrey would like the figure to be closer to 3000) on Green Belt Land at Blackwell Farm. Blackwell Farm contains high quality agricultural land and is part of the iconic Hogs Back Landscape. It is featured in the Campaign to Protect Rural England‘s recent ‘The Countryside Next Door’ video as part of its ‘Our Green Belt’ campaign to highlight the value of the Green Belt (see the video clip … Read more

LGBC response to the Housing White Paper

Posted on by May 3, 2017

Thanks to our members who shared their thoughts about the Housing White Paper with us. Our key messages are: While we welcome the strengthening of the requirements to fully explore alternatives to developing on Green Belt land, they are worded in a a way that could justify the use of Green Belt land. Unless Green Belt is accepted as a constraint in meeting housing need, the Green Belt will remain under threat. We have considerable concerns about the impact that the five year cycle of Local Plans will have on the Green Belt’s permanency. There needs to be a long term strategic … Read more

LGBC Members have your say! Housing White Paper Consultation

Posted on by March 22, 2017

LGBC Members have your say! The LGBC Housing White Paper Consultation will run until April 24. Our Press Release about the White Paper can be found here LGBC will be preparing a full response to the White Paper and intends to fully engage with any consultation on calculating housing targets. We want to ensure that our response reflects the views of our members. Please email us at londongbelt@aol.co.uk by Monday April 24 to share with us one or more of the following: 1. Any responses from or discussions within your organisations about the White Paper. 2. A response to the Question 10 posed by the … Read more

New LGBC website

Posted on by May 5, 2016

The new London Green Belt Council website has been launched. It has been designed to be easier to navigate and to display sensibly on a wide range of devices. We have made it so that it is easier to post messages and communicate with our members and the wider public. We hope you like it, but don’t hesitate to let us know if you find anything wrong or have some suggestions for improving it. … Read more