What is being done in our local area to preserve and safeguard the green belt? By Cllr Steve McKenna - Reigate & Banstead
Posted by JenniferSmith
Not enough! The Conservatives are not ‘safeguarding’ the Green Belt but in effect reserving it for future housing.
Set up mainly to protect the countryside and prevent urban sprawl, Green Belts have been given protection for decades. This is now being challenged by the Government in its efforts to free up more land for housing.
Thousands of homes have already been…