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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Mapped: The British green belt ‘battlegrounds’ set to see the most new houses under Labour plans

Labour’s housebuilding drive will see a handful of towns become key “battlegrounds” for green belt development, new analysis has revealed.

Across over 300 councils in England, just 21 meet the key conditions to make green belt release most likely, the report from consultancy firm Planning By Design has found.

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