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NPPF Chapter 13: Protecting Green Belt Land
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[NPPF-137]
— Paragraph 137
"The fundamental aim of Green Belt policy is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open."
[NPPF-138]
— Paragraph 138
"Green Belt serves five purposes: prevent sprawl, prevent merging, safeguard countryside, preserve historic towns, assist regeneration."
[NPPF-147]
— Paragraph 147
"Inappropriate development is harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved except in very special circumstances."
[NPPF-148]
— Paragraph 148
"Very special circumstances will not exist unless potential harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations."
[NPPF-149]
— Paragraph 149
"New buildings are inappropriate in Green Belt with exceptions: agriculture, sport, extensions, replacement, infilling."
[NPPF-152]
— Paragraph 152
"Grey belt is land in the Green Belt that does not strongly contribute to any Green Belt purposes."
[NPPF-153]
— Paragraph 153
"New buildings on grey belt are not inappropriate if no material impact on openness and sustainable location with clear benefits."
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