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Basically 'inset' permits a local planning authority to draw a line around land in the Green Belt and declare it no longer part of the Green Belt at which point all Green Belt planning protections are lost to the land within the boundary. This is likely to lead to "garden grabbing" and a densification of development within the inset boundary.
A village that is 'inset' from the Green Belt or other countryside protection policies on the proposals map, sometimes allowing appropriate development. (Definition from the Planning Portal).
Guildford Residents Association emerged out of EGRA (East Guildford Residents Association) as its founder believed it could represent the wider interests of mainly residents associations across the borough. The GRA reputation grew as a result of their successful opposition to the scale of annual house building proposed under Regional Spatial Strategies.
Guildford Greenbelt Group was formed late 2013 by members of Guildford Residents Association [GRA] as a result of dissatisfaction with position adopted on the GBC Local Plan. Subsequently became constituted as a political party and stood at the local elections in Guildford Borough in 2015. Currently has three borough councillors.
Green Belt & Countryside Study is a core Local Plan document that helps to show how much growth GBC could accommodate across the borough whilst still preserving the important role that Green Belt and countryside land currently fulfils. It also looks at whether GBC could designate new Green Belt land. It is very important to note that this study does not allocate land for development nor does it imply that land is suitable for development. Instead, the study offers a range of sites that GBC may choose to allocate through the Local Plan process.
Fairlands & Liddington Hall Action Group is a residents action group formed by Fairlands residents in Worplesdon Parish as a result of the threat of significant housing development on 22 hectares of land to the rear of the current settlement