0 a strip of countryside round a city or town where building is not allowed --
1 an area of land surrounding a city where building is not usually allowed: --
It is not the idyllic place she describes when she talks about the green belt.
Nevertheless, since we came to office less than 10 months ago, some 30,000 hectares have been added to the green belt in boundary changes.
It is an area in which a considerable part of the green belt is situated.
I have expressed the view on previous occasions that the green belt must have a purpose.
It showed that he has not the slightest intention of allowing building to take place on the green belt at any time.
I still maintain that the green belt must be maintained, but it must be maintained for a specific purpose.
Thirdly, it takes no account either of local needs or of the effect upon the green belt.
The boundaries of the green belt are for local planning authorities to establish through their development plans.
