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Labour sets out plans for building on green belt land

Its new 鈥榞olden rules鈥� would mean councils will be required to prioritise building on brownfield sites and poor-quality areas in the green belt, dubbed 鈥榞rey belt鈥� land

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Labour sets out plans for building on green belt land

Labour has set out plans for building houses on green belt land by loosening planning laws to create a new class of 鈥榞rey belt' land for low quality green belt areas. Labour leader Keir Starmer said...

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