Sentences with phrase «existing green belt»

Many of these groups hold vastly different political outlooks, but all agree that existing green belt restrictions are inflexible and out of date.

Although the EPA's professional environmentalists develop all the details in their save - the - earth strategies, just two fundamental principles inform almost all of their suggestions: First, reduce stress on the soil and water supply by restoring indigenous plants and trees; second, preserve existing green belts and recover derelict properties for productive use.

Not exact matches

For instance, cities could release plots of green belt land that are found within walking distance to an existing train station, and ensure that new developments have higher densities (in a Maida Vale rather than a Hong Kong style).

The short supply of land in London could be solved if we were prepared to build on green belt land with little environmental value close to existing infrastructure.

Our 2014 report Building Homes Where We Need Them gives an idea of just how much land near to existing infrastructure is available on the capital's green belt, using a slightly different geography (2 km rather than 1 km, and including some stations that are further away than 45 minutes from Zone 1):

Many existing schools are unable to expand because they are also in the green belt.