Barnet Society responses to consultations on the Green Belt
The Barnet Society’s 75th birthday in 2020 was a timely moment to celebrate, in three recent Website articles, the local Green Belt that was the original reason for our existence. In recent years, the Society has submitted responses to public consultations regarding the Green Belt by the All Party Parliamentary Group, the London Assembly, Hertsmere Council and the London Borough of Enfield.
February 2019
London Borough of Enfield’s draft Local Plan
December 2018
Hertsmere Borough Council’s draft Planning for Growth
January 2014
LA review of protection of Green Belt & open spaces
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