News and Articles

These are being placed in chronological order, newly added articles will be in blue text for a week or so to make sure any regular visitors dont miss anything thats been posted out of sequence.

We are building up quite a good library of reference material here, please feel free to suggest content via the contact us or facebook page.

These are all links to external websites and documents.  We do not necessarily agree with or condone all the opinions expressed, the articles are shared to document the current and historical happenings in relation to Greenbelt across the country

2017

ITV Peston on Sunday discussion on the greenbelt (starts 5 mins in) 5th Jan 17

MEN New council houses in manchester 5 Feb 2017

Telegraph Empty Homes hits high 3rd Feb 2017

BBC Property trap article 2^nd Feb 17

That's Manchester report on Council Vote, interview with James 2^nd Feb 17

Guardian – land banking 31 Jan 17

Guardian - Air Pollution Crisis 31 Jan 17

CPRE Comment on GMSF 24 Jan 17

Green Alliance on the housing white paper 20 jan 17

Rossendale Free Press Controversial plans 19 Jan 17

Ian Mulheirn article – is there really a housing shortage 16 Jan 17

Times Hero Farmer Robert Worsley 15 Jan 17

MEN Council bosses could back down 15 Jan 17

Guardian - Rise in requirements for greenbelt homes 15 Jan 17

David Nuttall response to GMSF 14 Jan 17

MEN Andy Burnham comment on GMSF 12 Jan 17

Thats Manchester interview J Mason 12 Jan 17

J Mason meeting Ivan Lewis - tweet 12 Jan 17

MEN Greenbelt inquiry salford 11 Jan 17

Guardian Year in the life Oak Tree Greenmount 09 Jan 17

MEN Affordable homes pledge 9 Jan 16

Rochdale Online House Builder Smarten up article 7 Jan 17

iNews Homes built despite flood risk 05 Jan 17

BBC Location of Garden Villages 5 Jan 17

5th Jan Telegraph - Opposition to planning reforms

5th Jan MEN - Article covering 2nd Jan walk

CPRE response to govt funding for affordable homes 4^th Jan 16

4th Jan CPRE response to affordable housing funding

4th Jan Bury Times - New Homes article

4th Jan The Guardian - Article re traffic and health

2nd Jan Bury Times Article and video of walk

2nd Jan MEN - article about walks covering all but Bury

2nd Jan BBC North West - video of walk

1st Jan The Guardian - Threat to countryside article

2016

30th Dec Tameside reporter - Disingenuous brownfield development claim

29th Dec MEN - What does your MP think about GMSF?

28th Dec CPRE - High Weald AONB precedent article

27th Dec Times - Sacrifice of beauty spots article

20th Dec MEN - Response to GMSF article

29th Dec BBC - Success in Merseyside article

22nd Dec BEN - Bury Farmer unaware of GMSF plans on that affect his home

14th Dec - Westminster debate on GMSF

2nd Dec Tower FM  - Interview with Holcombe Brook residents

Joseph Rowntree foundation Work poverty_Housing crisis article Dec 16

27th Nov The Bureau - Housing Crisis article

24th Nov CPRE - Birmingham decision article

22nd Nov CPRE - Housing need/realistic targets article

11th Nov Platform - Using Brownfield

9th Nov gov.uk - Benefits to health of green space

2nd Nov CPRE - Potential for brownfield sites

31st Oct MEN - What does your MP think?

21st Oct CPRE - Alarm at scale of GMSF loss

MEN Empty homes article 16 Oct 16 MEN

20th Sept BBC - Health value of green spaces

Bury Times Councillor on 12000 new homes plan Aug 16

2nd June The Guardian -Funding cuts to brownfield development

Telegraph article – developers sitting on brownfield 3 March 16

2015

12th March - CPRE comment on withdrawal of local plan

2014

Guardian – afforable housing meaning 3^rd Feb 14

2011

Corporate watch – Housing Profiteers 2011