green belt

noun

1. a zone of farmland, parks, and open country surrounding a town or city: usually officially designated as such and preserved from urban development

Example Sentences

She said her priorities would be protecting the green belt and planning issues.

From BBC

In June 2024, Buckinghamshire Council rejected plans for the facility at the Woodlands Park landfill site in Iver over concerns it would damage the green belt environment.

From BBC

"What they want to do here is a warning to anyone else: if you think you have got green belt and you think it will be there forever, say goodbye to it."

From BBC

In a yellowing wheat field, next to an oak tree, we are standing on the front line of huge changes to London's green belt.

From BBC

This is 85 acres of green belt on the edge of London between Potters Bar and the South Mimms service station.

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