Councils Ready to Give Go Ahead to Green Belt Developments

Research by the National Trust finds half of councils likely to allow green belt development, while brownfield sites left untouched. Councils in England are increasingly likely to authorise development on green belt land while brownfield sites are spared from development, according to research commissioned by the National Trust. A survey by the Local Government Information Unit found that 51% of 59 councils with green belts that responded to the survey were either likely or very likely to authorise development on green belt land. The suvey also found that over half of the 147 councils that responded said they had brownfield sites, but they were not considered viable for development. Read more on the Building website.