Countryside under threat from new housing figures – Press Release

West Midlands Countryside Campaigners fear the Government shake-up of planning will lead to houses being built in the wrong places after a dramatic change to how many houses a local area is required to take.

Housing requirements more than double in many rural areas allowing developers to cherry pick sites in the countryside rather than build where the housing is most needed.

Open countryside and the Green Belt would both be under threat with little protection for local nature areas, as the definition of the so-called ‘grey’ belt does not include them.