West Yorkshire Campaign to Protect Rural England

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Green belts

Yorkshire's Green Belt Yorkshire's Green Belt © CPRE

For over 50 years the Green Belt in West Yorkshire has helped to prevent urban sprawl, stopping our towns and cities from merging together and losing their individual identities. But today West Yorkshire's Green Belt is under threat like never before.

Baildon Moor, near Bradford Baildon Moor, near Bradford © Copyright: Adrian Lindsay/Shutterstock

Research by CPRE West Yorkshire reveals that Councils in West Yorkshire are hoping to see tens of thousands of homes built on the county’s Green Belt.

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