Questions over NHDC Green Belt for new Ickleford development
to prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another; to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment; to preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; to assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. Developing land designated as Green Belt usually requires exceptional circumstances, but although rare, it is not impossible to build on. A 2014 image shows North Hertfordshire's Green Belt designation. Ickleford is just to the north of Hitchin. - Credit: North Herts District Council As part of the emerging Local...
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