UK's most senior planning lawyer has responded to criticism by an estate agent of his call for developers to build on green belt land.
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Building homes on virgin countryside is mad when so many old industrial sites site unused and tied up by complicated planning rules.
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David Cooper says planning restrictions at heart of the Green Belt policy are one of the key reasons for the UK's housing crisis.
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