Policy information sourced from Three Rivers Core Strategy

CP11 Green Belt

The Council will:

  • Maintain the general extent of the Metropolitan Green Belt in the District
  • Where appropriate, make minor revisions through the Site Allocations Development Plan Document to the detailed Green Belt boundaries around the main urban area, to accommodate development needs, as detailed in the Spatial Strategy and PlaceShaping Policies.
  • Retain ‘Major Developed Site in the Green Belt’ status for Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works
  • Review ‘Major Developed Site in the Green Belt’ status in relation to Leavesden Aerodrome, having regard to the important contribution the site is expected to make to meeting needs for housing and employment
  • Encourage appropriate positive use of the Green Belt and measures to improve environmental quality.

There will be a general presumption against inappropriate development that would not preserve the openness of the Green Belt, or which would conflict with the purpose of including land within it.

For more information please see the Three Rivers Core Strategy