0 used to refer to land that has not yet been built on, or buildings built on land that had never been used before for building: --
a greenfield site
1 land in the countryside or around cities that has never had buildings on it before: --
We will build on urban brownfield first and only then on greenfield.
2 used to describe an area of land that has never had buildings on it before, or buildings that have been put on this land for the first time: --
greenfield building/development
There was strong opposition in the area to construction on greenfield land.
3 used to describe a company or an area of business that is completely new: --
Part of that strategy should be to build more on brownfield sites than on greenfield sites.
For example, it has discouraged building on greenfield sites when brownfield sites were available.
We expect these studies to lead to updated development plans that given priority to reusing brownfields for new housing in preference to greenfields.
If he will make a statement on the proportion of brownfield and greenfield land to be used to build new houses in the south-east.
Not all the sites were brownfield—some were greenfield—but they were rightly allocated for development because they were in the best possible environmental location.
Tax issues regarding brownfield and greenfield sites and other matters have been raised.
It is important not to use "green belt"and"greenfield" as interchangeable terms.
People often mix up green belt with greenfield, which is understandable.
