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New homes eroding green belt 'fastest rate for 20 years'
2016-04-25 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The number of houses planned for Englands green belt has risen to 275,000, nearly 200,000 more than four years ago, making a mockery of government pledges to protect the countryside, a report says. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says the number of planned homes on the green belt has increased by 55,000 in a year, with the area around London and the West Midlands under particular threat. The group accuses councils of altering green belt boundaries to accommodate housing at the...
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