White Belt Land, what is it?

[NTEL]

We have been looking for a smaller house but with more outside space mainly to accomodate our growing collection of vehicles.

We have found a great place in the High Peak which sits on over one acre of land. The vendor says that the field behind the house, which is part of the property, is classed as "white belt" land but he really didn't know much about it (which seems strange).

I have asked the local planning dept and they don't know much about it either (which I find stranger). I have looked on the interweb and there are only brief clippings about it.

Basically, all I can find out is, it is a buffer between a built up area and green belt land but I cant find out what you can and cant do with it.

Does anybody on here know what this white land thing is all about?

[Yertis]

I saw some "white bacon" at the butchers the other day. Asked him what it was, as not heard of the stuff before, and he told me it's just another name for green bacon.

Not sure that helps at all of course.

Maybe it's like green belt.

Or just unsmoked land.

[MrV]

I am pretty sure it is a buffer zone between developed areas and green belt almost an over spill that could be built on in the future

Cant find any English sites with a ruling on it but this is the Scottish one

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/08/19...


Relevant parts are about half way down

[Sam_68]

It's more properly described as white land (it rarely, if ever, forms a 'belt').

Official definition here

[NTEL]

Thanks for the replies

[jack_daniels]

I think it's called Essex..

[mybrainhurts]

jack_daniels said:

I think it's called Essex..

No...just looked outside. The Peak District's still up here.

[Silver993tt]

jack_daniels said:

I think it's called Essex..

no, that's white handbag land isn't it?

[mybrainhurts]

Silver993tt said:

jack_daniels said:

I think it's called Essex..

no, that's white handbag land isn't it?

You're thinking of white arm belt...

[Silver993tt]

mybrainhurts said:

Silver993tt said:

jack_daniels said:

I think it's called Essex..

no, that's white handbag land isn't it?

You're thinking of white arm belt...

... or fat white leg belt

[Pigeon]

I dunno what it is but I'm sure it's racist.