The Government has announced that ministers hope to build 1.5 million new homes across the country. Labour has said that the only way they plan to do this, is by overhauling planning rules. Part of this involves possibly building homes on the grey-belt, but what exactly is the grey-belt and how does it differ from the greenbelt?
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00:00The government has announced that ministers hope to build 1.5 million new homes across the country.
00:06Labour has said that the only way they plan to do this is by overhauling planning rules.
00:11Part of this involves possibly building homes on the Grey Belt.
00:14But what exactly is the Grey Belt and how does it differ from the Green Belt?
00:18Well, the Green Belt is a designated area of open space in the UK around cities and towns.
00:24It covers around 13% of England.
00:27These spaces are protected from development in order to prevent urban sprawl.
00:32This helps to protect the valuable green space between towns and the countryside.
00:37Now, recently it has been reported that the Prime Minister said providing homes for people
00:42must be the top priority over nature and the environment.
00:45And as a result, government reforms are set to allow more building on the Green Belt.
00:50Now, when it comes to the Grey Belt, the Grey Belt is described as the more poor quality areas of the Green Belt.
00:57But what do you think about Labour's plans to build 1.5 million new homes?