green belt
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The Sunday Express highlights "rural campaigners' fears" with the headline: "PM must come clean on homes for green belt."
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
He says that people will dub golf courses as not particularly biodiverse so as to argue they do not really count as green, and therefore should not be part of the green belt.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
In July 2024 the government introduced a new "grey belt" policy for England - proposing that if a council's housing targets cannot be met, some existing green belt land will be redesignated as grey belt.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
De Zylva argues this misunderstands the point: "The purpose of the green belt isn't to be green per se, it is to be a buffer to prevent sprawl."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Her thick green belt holds a variety of pouches, pockets, and potions.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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