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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

London Assembly warns 'grey belt' plans could cause unintended damage to environment

Government plans to re-label parts of the Green Belt as ‘grey belt’ land for housing must be “clarified” to stop the policy causing unintended environmental damage, the London Assembly has warned.

The Labour policy, championed by PM Sir Keir Starmer as part of his administration’s strategy to tackle the housing crisis, will involve re-classifying “poor quality” areas of the Green Belt to make it easier for new developments to gain planning permission there.

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