North East England green belt showing extents, districts and counties
North East green belt
County borders
District/unitary council borders
The North East Green Belt, also known as the Tyne & Wear Green Belt, is a non-statutory green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates the rural space in part of the North East region of England. It is centred on the county of Tyne and Wear,[1][2][3][4] with areas of green belt extending into Northumberland[5] and County Durham.[6] It functions to protect surrounding towns and villages outside the Tyneside/Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wearside/Sunderland conurbations from further convergence.[7] This is managed by local planning authorities on guidance from central government.
- ^ "Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030 Adopted March 2015" (PDF). www.newcastle.gov.uk.
- ^ "North Tyneside Council Green Belt Review October 2015" (PDF). my.northtyneside.gov.uk.
- ^ "South Tyneside Green Belt and Landscape Background Paper September 2012" (PDF). www.southtyneside.gov.uk.
- ^ "SUNDERLAND GREEN BELT REVIEW STAGE 1 – CORE STRATEGY GROWTH OPTIONS STAGE, MARCH 2016" (PDF). www.sunderland.gov.uk.
- ^ "Northumberland Local Plan Core Strategy - Full draft plan Draft for Policy Board - 27 November 2014" (PDF). www.nandnsociety.org.
- ^ Collinson, Rachel. "The creation of the North Durham Green Belt". planninghelp.cpre.org.uk.
- ^ Fawcett, Tony. "Green Belts: A greener future - Campaign to Protect Rural England". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2017.