Pushing the Council on their confidence level of their 'Grey Belt' methodology

Jackson questioning the council's grey belt methodology at committee

The new definition of Grey Belt may sound a bit technical but is fundamental in determining whether new housing developments are being built.

Last year I challenged and won a vote from the Council to prevent housing development in Holtspur, arguing it would hurt our green belt.

But this was overturned, in part due to the issue of the Grey Belt definition. Even at national government level the definition of Grey belt is still in contention.

Therefore I continued to push the council to test the robustness of their definitions as this will determine many housing developments decisions for the future. You can see some of my questions in the link here.

More on Green Belt

  1. Testing the law on a deliberate breach of planning control
  2. Why I oppose the M40 data centre
  3. Ensuring developer contributions are secured first
See the whole record on Green Belt