In 1955 the national Green Belt system was established to prevent urban sprawl (London had restrictions in place prior to WW2). Subsequent Planning Acts have continued to preserve Green Belt land, however, increasing pressure, particularly in the south east have resulted in ministers lobbying for change to the Town and Country Planning Act to permit house building on Green Belt land.
Have a look at the following links for background and local issues on this matter.
http://leeds-list.com/leeds-greenbelt-at-risk/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10527031/Green-belt-half-of-local-councils-plan-to-build-on-rural-build-National-Trust-warns.html
http://londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk/lgbc%20website/the%20green%20belt%20story.html
Get GeoFile 414 from Intranet - Pressure on the UKs Green Belt from Counter-urbanisation
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