Polarising, toxic and much misunderstood: it’s time to unbuckle the green belt

By Samuel Stafford 2022-08-25T06:00:00

This public policy behemoth must change before it strangles the life out of the planning system, writes Samuel Stafford

The mere mention of the words “green belt” raises hackles. There are some who consider its present boundaries to be sacrosanct. There are others who would do away with it all together.

Neither position is tenable, but there is a trend towards an entrenchment of these positions that makes sensible conversations about meeting housing needs almost impossible

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