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In city planning, the Green Belt is a concept for controlling metropolitan growth introduced around London, England following the Second World War. The idea is a ring of countryside where urbanisation will be resisted for the foreseeable future, maintaining an area where agriculture, forestry and outdoor leisure can be expected to prevail. The notion was included in an advisory Greater London Plan prepared by Patrick Abercrombie in 1944 although it was some 14 years before the elected local authorities responsible for the area recommended had all defined the area on scaled maps with some precision.As the outward growth of London was seen to be firmly repressed, residents owning properties further from the built-up area also campaigned for this policy of urban restraint, partly to safeguard their own investments but often invoking an idealised scenic/rustic argument which laid the blame for most social ills upon urban influences. In mid- 1971, for example, the government decided to extend the London Green Belt northwards to include almost all of Hertfordshire. The London Green Belt now covers parts of 68 different Districts or Boroughs.
The document to be found using the following link sets out the present approach of the UK government towards the green belts defined by local authorities in England or Wales. Local Councils are strongly urged to follow this detailed advice (PPG2) when considering whether to permit additional buildings in the Green Belt or assent to new uses being made of existing premises.
By 2003, fourteen distinct Green Belts collectively safeguarded about 13 percent of England. In order of decreasing size these are as follows:
Area (kmē)
5,133 London
2,578 North West
2,556 South and West Yorkshire
2,315 West Midlands
825 South west Hampshire and South east Dorset
688 Avon
663 Tyne and Wear
618 NottinghamThis article is about the English city. For others, see Nottingham (disambiguation). Nottingham is a city located in the East Midlands of England. Nottingham lies on the River Trent, which flows from Stoke-on-Trent to the Humber the only English river to and DerbyThis article is about the city of Derby in England. For other meanings, see Derby (disambiguation Derby (pronounced 'Darby') is a city in the East Midlands of England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent and is surrounded by the county of Derbyshire
441 Stoke-on-Trent
350 OxfordThis is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). Its latitude and longitude are 51°45'07" N a
267 CambridgeThis article is about Cambridge, England; see also other places called Cambridge. The city of Cambridge is an old English University town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London and i
262 YorkThis article is about the English city. For other meanings, see York (disambiguation). York is a city in the north of England built at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. In 1991 the city had a population of 123,126. Its geographic coordinates are
70 Gloucester and CheltenhamThis article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. for other places called Cheltenham see Cheltenham (disambiguation Cheltenham (or Cheltenham Spa is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. The town has a
0.7 Burton and Swadlincote
16,716 Total
See also: London commuter beltThe London commuter belt is the name given to the built-up area surrounding and running into Greater London, but not administered as part of it. The counties bordering, London, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex all have bui and Smart Growth
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