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Small Lancashire Town Battles Ex-Asda Tycoons Over Plans to Turn Green Fields Into Muslim Cemetery

A Lancashire town is opposing wealthy ex-Asda tycoons' plans to build a massive Muslim cemetery on greenbelt land.

International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2024

Ontario's Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford's course?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023

Ontario's Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity?

Doug Ford has announced that he’s reversing his controversial plan to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt, following a massive public outcry and the resignation of two of his ministers.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023

Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario's Greenbelt matter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt — including the integrity commissioner’s finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023

Doug Ford's Greenbelt scandal: The beginning of the end of his years in power?

The findings of Ontario’s auditor general on the provincial government’s decision to remove 7,400 acres from the Greater Toronto Area Greenbelt came as no surprise to those who have been closely following Premier Doug Ford’s approach to planning and development.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023

Bramcote residents angered as greenbelt land set to be lost for project that 'won't be nice to look at'

Two battery storage facilities, which would store electricity to support the National Grid in balancing electricity supply and demand, could be built on farmland off Common Lane, Bramcote

Nottingham Post · Jun 2, 2023

Has Ontario’s housing 'plan' been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?

In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. The legislation made sweeping changes to the province’s land use planning system.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2023

Lanarkshire couple call for inquiry into conduct of council officers over garage planning rammy

Allan and Janet Brooks were accused of flouting greenbelt rules by building garages next to two new detached houses

Daily Record · Nov 21, 2022

Rishi Sunak to ditch key Tory leadership campaign pledges

PM likely to abandon promises on immigration, greenbelt protection and charging patients for missing GP appointments

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Petition to save West Lothian greenbelt from housing developments launched

As the Scottish Government backs housing plans for Bathgate angry locals flock to sign petition calling for protection of ancient woodlands and wildlife on the western fringe of the town

Edinburgh Live · Oct 19, 2022