article_snippet: The number of homes planned for the country’s green belt has increased 38 per cent in less than two years, according to a study by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
article_snippet: Nearly 220,000 houses are in the pipeline for green belt land – up 61,000 on CPRE’s last count in August 2013 – and the campaigners say the increase is a direct result of the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework, which aimed to speed up decisions and boost house building.
article_snippet: The number of homes planned for the country’s green belt has increased 38 per cent in less than two years, according to a study by the Campaign to Protect Rural England .
article_snippet: But the new figures lay bare the extent to which developers have been able to move on to prime rural sites, where the new figures are often able to charge a premium for luxury homes.
article_snippet: The Metropolitan green belt which encircles London is particularly under pressure, with the number of houses planned rising from 32,500 to 87,000 since the summer of 2013.
article_snippet: Campaigners say nearly 220,000 houses are in the pipeline for green belt land – up 61,000 on CPRE’s last count in August 2013 .
article_snippet: This Government and Government predecessors have emphasised the need to build an estimated 200,000 new homes a year to battle the housing crisis.
article_snippet: Experts estimate there is space for a million new homes on previously developed ‘brownfield’ sites, including disused industrial land and empty housing plots.
article_snippet: ‘Our new research shows that large-scale development is already planned – despite existing protections, the availability of brownfield land and community objections.
highlights_snippet: Campaigners warn homes planned on green belt land increased 38 precent .
  
highlights_snippet: Campaign to Protect Rural England claims 61,000 more planned since 2013 .
  