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March 19, 2026Journal of urban regeneration and renewal

Smoke and mirrors: Why building on Green Belt cannot solve the housing crisis

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Analysis reveals that building on Green Belt may not alleviate the housing crisis, suggesting urban sprawl instead.

Key Points

  • The research aims to challenge the prevalent narrative that building more homes will address the housing crisis in England.
  • Analysis of the narrative surrounding the housing crisis and proposals to change the planning system.
  • Review of historical reforms in the 1980s that framed housing as a financial asset.
  • Examination of potential environmental and social impacts of urban sprawl due to changes in Green Belt policy.
  • Finding that there is not a fundamental housing shortage as commonly claimed.
  • Confirming that planning and Green Belt policies do not significantly hinder development.
  • Indicating that urban sprawl from relaxed Green Belt policies could lead to environmental degradation and loss of countryside.

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Ann Roberts (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb9300496e729e62980d28https://doi.org/10.69554/tclu2992
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