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Recommendation 30
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Given the demands for additional housing in urban areas, and the lessons of the COVID-19...
Recommendation
Given the demands for additional housing in urban areas, and the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic about the importance of green spaces for people dwelling in cities and large towns, it is concerning that the Government White Paper did not confirm the same protections for Metropolitan Open Land as for Green Belt Land. We therefore recommend that the Government extend the same protections that are provided under any new planning system to Metropolitan Open Land as apply for Green Belt. (Paragraph 212) Environmental and historical protections
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 May 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗