Yep, part of the difficulty is that people have a very inaccurate picture of what the ‘green belt’ looks like. When the green belts were drawn (70 years ago!), they inevitably included some already developed land which now can’t be redeveloped. As a result, it currently includes not only low-quality ‘green’ spaces but in some cases car parks, disused petrol stations, dumping grounds next to railway sidings - it’s ridiculous.
I didn’t know that, thanks. I was under the impression that green belt meant somewhat wild, not monocultures of grass and a couple of ornate trees
Yep, part of the difficulty is that people have a very inaccurate picture of what the ‘green belt’ looks like. When the green belts were drawn (70 years ago!), they inevitably included some already developed land which now can’t be redeveloped. As a result, it currently includes not only low-quality ‘green’ spaces but in some cases car parks, disused petrol stations, dumping grounds next to railway sidings - it’s ridiculous.