The Labour government has pledged to build 1,500,000 million homes over five years including in parts of the UK's green belt.

A map of green belt land in England. Credit: Campaign to Protect Rural England Green belt land covers around 12.6% of England's land area, amounting to 6,326 square miles at the end of March 2023 ...

A newly-released map from the government reveals how much ‘ green belt ’ land each region of England has after Keir Starmer promised to review planning regulations and build 1.5 million homes ...

The areas for consideration represent approximately 249 hectares of green belt land, which equates to 7.5% of the total area of Spelthorne green belt land.

There are over 1.6 million hectares of green belt land in England designed to prevent urban sprawl by keeping areas permanently open and free from 'inappropriate' development. Search the map below ...

At least 16 villages and more than 170 patches of land are going to be, or could be, removed from the green belt as councils seek to meet government housing targets. All of Surrey's district and ...

The London Green Belt Council hopes the map will highlight the green belt’s importance and it has been welcomed by MPs Eleanor Laing and Eric Pickles, who referred to the belt as a “green lung”.

It also helps protect rural communities from being exposed to urban sprawl. The green belt currently covers 13% of England and was established over 70 years ago.