Government will not step in to stop 3,000 new homes 'invading Coventry's greenbelt' Campaigners have fought to stop development on the former green belt sites 05:00, 21 MAY 2021 Updated Pickford Green Lane site (Image: Google Earth) Never miss another Warwickshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The government has refused a plea by campaigners to intervene on plans for more than 3,000 new homes in Coventry – despite fears it was “decimating acres of irreplaceable green belt land”.