Greenbelt Land
Due to political considerations green belt land is often reclassified prior to being built on. My local council in Cambridge use the euphemism "drawing back the green belt."
For example, the South Cambridgeshire District Council produced a report "The Way Forward" - An Assessment of the DEGW Report to Cambridge City Council on the Eastern Expansion of Cambridge.
The report mentions:
2.1 The District Council proposed a strategy, which was made up as follows:
- 1 - Within the built-up area of Cambridge - 3,000 Houses
- 2 - Edge of Cambridge by drawing back the Green Belt - 8,100 Houses
- 3 - For longer term reserve by drawing back Green Belt - 4,600 Houses
- 4 - In a small new town - 6,000 Houses
- 5 - In the ring of Market Towns - 4,900 Houses
2.2 This approach was agreed by the Council's Planning Committee in April 2001. In coming to this overall strategy the committee considered the general locations where the Green Belt around Cambridge would need to be withdrawn to provide for the 8,100 houses.
- To the north-west of the city
- In the Trumpington area
- To the west of Trumpington Road
- In the Addenbrooks area
- To the north of Newmarket Road
- The northern part of Cambridge Airport
- The southern part of Cambridge Airport
