We need green belt to define our villages. Green belt is there for a reason and should be kept so. If I had wanted to live in a town I would have bought a property in one. I chose to live in a rural village for a better lifestyle and green belt is part of that reason. Once built on Green belt is gone forever we need to preserve our green areas.

Brownfield sites closer to city centres should be used first. Building on Green Belt is causing more problems ie: more vehicles- most houses have at least 2 vehicles which will add more congestion/pollution to our roads as public transport is not reliable or regular in rural areas.Changes in water tables causing flooding. Plenty of disused factory/office buildings avalable for conversion or rebuilding.