Councillors have questioned the value of the Government’s ‘golden rules’ on greenbelt building after a housing proposal that sparked pushback at a meeting last week. Councillors zeroed in on the Government’s updates to the so-called ‘golden rules’, intended to increase the community benefit of new housing schemes on greenbelt land. But during a long discussion last Tuesday, Buckinghamshire councillors said they felt the proposal failed to satisfy the golden rules. The Government amended these last year, upping the amount of affordable housing on major housing developments. The golden rules also cover infrastructure and publicly accessible green space.

Source: Express February 10, 2026 14:42 UTC