Scottish Government

Introduction

Green belts can help to avoid unmanaged, unplanned urban expansion and have an important role to play in the sustainable development of towns and cities. Green belts can encircle settlements, but can also take other forms including buffers, corridors, coastal strips or wedges. Not all greenfield land will be designated as green belt

Policy Aims

Scottish Planning Policy sets out the current policy on green belts.

The policy aims to:

• direct planned growth to the most appropriate locations and support regeneration
• protect and enhance the character, landscape setting and identity of towns and cities
• protect and give access to open space within and around towns and cities

• certain types and scales of development may be appropriate in the green belt. these should be identified in development plans.

Publication

Planning Circular 1/2009 - Development Planning

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For further information on Green Belts please contact:

Anne Grove
0131 244 5919