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<p>The list of 24 local authorities (see below) that have adopted new Green Belt boundaries
in the last five years will be placed in the Library of the House. This includes an
estimate of the increase or decrease in Green Belt area in each case. Over the last
five years the area of Green Belt nationally decreased by 0.2 per cent , and overall
the Green Belt is larger than it was in 1997 if we disregard land re-classified as
national park.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area
of designated Green Belt land 2014/15 (hectares)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change
from 2013/14 (hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bath and North East Somerset</p></td><td><p>24,690</p></td><td><p>-100
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>7,230</p></td><td><p>-50
(-1%)</p></td><td><p>-50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxtowe</p></td><td><p>5,130</p></td><td><p>-20
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester</p></td><td><p>39,170</p></td><td><p>-60
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christchurch</p></td><td><p>3,270</p></td><td><p>-200
(-6%)</p></td><td><p>-200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dorset</p></td><td><p>16,720</p></td><td><p>-160
(-1%)</p></td><td><p>-160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gateshead</p></td><td><p>8,530</p></td><td><p>-150
(-2%)</p></td><td><p>-150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>-410
(-9%)</p></td><td><p>-410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushcliffe</p></td><td><p>16,570</p></td><td><p>-670
(-4%)</p></td><td><p>-670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull</p></td><td><p>11,870</p></td><td><p>-40
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Three Rivers</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>-110
(-2%)</p></td><td><p>-10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area
of designated Green Belt land 2013/14 (hectares)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change
from 2012/13 (hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochford</p></td><td><p>12,570</p></td><td><p>-190
(-2%)</p></td><td><p>-190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>23,030</p></td><td><p>-210
(-1%)</p></td><td><p>-210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lancashire</p></td><td><p>34,470</p></td><td><p>-150
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area
of designated Green Belt land 2012/13 (hectares)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change
from 2011/12 (hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>-20
(-6%)</p></td><td><p>-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>-430
(-25%)</p></td><td><p>-430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purbeck</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>+460
(+6%)</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>23,500</p></td><td><p>-400
(-2%)</p></td><td><p>-400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area
of designated Green Belt land 2011/12 (hectares)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change
from 2010/11 (hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>12,850</p></td><td><p>-35
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyndburn</p></td><td><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>-41
(-1%)</p></td><td><p>-41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>11,920</p></td><td><p>-51
(0%)</p></td><td><p>-51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area
of designated Green Belt land 2010/11 (hectares)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Change
from 2009/10 (hectares)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td><td><p>-30
(-1%)</p></td><td><p>-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of WH</p></td><td><p>8,310</p></td><td><p>+5
(0%)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>+30
(+3%)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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