28 h. ago One rule for travellers... another for villagers who have been left in tears by 'shock and awe' of bulldozing Green Belt field to make way for caravan camp

It's hard to imagine a more tranquil spot than the country lanes on the outskirts of the Cheshire village of Burtonwood on a summer's day.

Events

3 d. ago London Owner Wants to Demolish 1805 House and Build a Larger One

London Owner Wants to Demolish 1805 House and Build a Larger One  The Provincetown Independent

Politics

5 d. ago Electricity firm wants to build battery energy storage plant on green belt site

If approved, 13 battery containers, each more than three metres in height would be installed on land currently used for livestock grazing

Science

2 w. ago 500 empty homes to be given to homeless Londoners under Sadiq Khan's plan to eradicate rough sleeping by 2030

Almost 2,000 more people sleep on the streets than before Sir Sadiq became mayor in 2016

Politics

2 w. ago The real reasons why Sadiq Khan has failed to fix London’s housing crisis

Mired in regulation and hit by rich foreign investors fleeing, house building in the capital has all but ground to a halt. Will Khan’s green belt U-turn really help, asks Jonathan Prynn

Events

2 w. ago Families in a village that has already doubled in size protest against further 300 homes earmarked for the area

Locals in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, say they are 'traumatised' at the prospect of hundreds of homes being built on their green belt land.

Society

3 w. ago Anger erupts as council reveals plans for Greater Manchester town

Backlash against removal of swathes of land from Green Belt

Politics

4 w. ago News | Khan seeks 'bold solutions' to London housing crisis with green belt U

News | Khan seeks 'bold solutions' to London housing crisis with green belt U-turn  CoStar

Events

4 w. ago Sadiq Khan 'sends in the bulldozers' for London's Green Belt: Anger as Mayor says homes could be built on 'low quality' land to hit Labour's targets

In a shift of position, Sadiq Khan is using a speech to argue that brownfield site alone cannot meet the capital's needs.

Events

4 w. ago Jobs saved by "historic" US trade deal, Rightmove set for growth and British Airways orders new Boeing fleet

From a last-minute US trade deal and a £699m property merger to new aircraft orders, rising resale listings, and plans to build on London’s green belt, here are today’s top stories in UK business in under two minutes.

Society

4 w. ago London mayor aims to build on green belt to fix housing crisis

London mayor aims to build on green belt to fix housing crisis  BBC

Events

last month Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt

Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt  The Guardian

Politics