North East Green Belt

{{Short description|Area protected from development in North East England}}

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The North East Green Belt, also known as the Tyne & Wear Green Belt, is a non-statutory green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates the rural space in part of the North East region of England. It is centred on the county of Tyne and Wear,{{cite web|title=Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030 Adopted March 2015|url=https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/planning-and-buildings/planning-policy/planning_for_the_future_core_strategy_and_urban_core_plan_2010-2030.pdf|website=www.newcastle.gov.uk}}{{cite web|title=North Tyneside Council Green Belt Review October 2015|url=http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Green%20Belt%20Review%202015%20%28Sub%20Header%29.pdf|website=my.northtyneside.gov.uk}}{{cite web|title=South Tyneside Green Belt and Landscape Background Paper September 2012|url=https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/media/29000/Green-Belt-and-Landscape-Background-Paper-Sept-2012-/pdf/South_Tyneside_Green_Belt_and_Landscape_Background_Paper_Update_2012.pdf|website=www.southtyneside.gov.uk}}{{cite web|title=SUNDERLAND GREEN BELT REVIEW STAGE 1 – CORE STRATEGY GROWTH OPTIONS STAGE, MARCH 2016|url=https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/media/18571/SD43-Sunderland-Green-Belt-Review-Stage-1-Core-Strategy-Growth-Options-Stge-March-2016-/pdf/SD43_Sunderland_Green_Belt_Review_Stage_1_-_Core_Strategy_Growth_Options_Stage_March_2016.pdf|website=www.sunderland.gov.uk}} with areas of green belt extending into Northumberland{{cite web|title=Northumberland Local Plan Core Strategy - Full draft plan Draft for Policy Board - 27 November 2014|url=http://www.nandnsociety.org.uk/phpmedia/docs/72cf9bf2fe86d2e52afecc44d88944f4.pdf|website=www.nandnsociety.org}} and County Durham.{{cite web|last1=Collinson|first1=Rachel|title=The creation of the North Durham Green Belt|url=https://planninghelp.cpre.org.uk/resources/success-stories-and-case-studies/countryside/the-creation-of-the-north-durham-green-belt|website=planninghelp.cpre.org.uk}} It functions to protect surrounding towns and villages outside the Tyneside/Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wearside/Sunderland conurbations from further convergence.{{cite web|last1=Fawcett|first1=Tony|title=Green Belts: A greener future - Campaign to Protect Rural England|url=http://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/housing-and-planning/green-belts/item/1956-green-belts-a-greener-future?highlight=WyJncmVlbmJlbHRzIiwiaW4iLCJlbmdsYW5kIiwiaW4gZW5nbGFuZCJd|language=en-gb|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627232227/http://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/housing-and-planning/green-belts/item/1956-green-belts-a-greener-future?highlight=WyJncmVlbmJlbHRzIiwiaW4iLCJlbmdsYW5kIiwiaW4gZW5nbGFuZCJd|archive-date=27 June 2018|url-status=dead}} This is managed by local planning authorities on guidance from central government.

Geography

The green belt's area is {{Convert|98,550|ha|km2+sqmi}} as of 2023,{{Cite web |title=Local authority green belt: England 2022-23 - statistical release |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-green-belt-statistics-for-england-2022-to-2023/local-authority-green-belt-england-2022-23-statistical-release |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}} and is on the fringes of the Tyne & Wear conurbations, with a line of protected area separating South Tyneside from Sunderland. The main coverage of the area however, is within Northumberland, with tracts in northern County Durham, notably surrounding the city of Durham completely. A large increase to its present extent was made in 2022 when Northumberland added {{Convert|26,790|ha|km2+sqmi}}.{{Cite web |title=Local authority green belt: England 2021-22 - statistical release |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-green-belt-statistics-for-england-2021-to-2022/local-authority-green-belt-england-2021-22-statistical-release |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}

Much of the boundary is formed by local roads and land features such as rivers. The western extent reaches 25 miles away from Newcastle, beyond Hexham and towards Haydon Bridge, becoming contiguous with the North Pennines AONB and close to the Northumberland National Park. Due to the green belt lying across county borders, responsibility and co-ordination lies with several unitary councils as these are the local planning authorities.

References

External links

[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/planning/9708387/Interactive-map-Englands-green-belt.html Interactive map of green belt land]

Category:Green belts in the United Kingdom

Category:Environment of Tyne and Wear

Category:Environment of Northumberland

Category:Environment of County Durham

North East Green Belt

Geography

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