Since being established more than 70 years ago, green-belts around major British urban centres proved to be essential for people, wildlife and agriculture. In recent years, the importance of keeping continuous "green" strips, rather than "patches" enclosed by build up areas, become more evident.
In this respect, I could not believe that Warwick District council consider housing development in Crackley Gap. This development will remove a considerable part of green belt around Coventry, effectively cutting green-belt corridor between Coventry and Kenilworth.
While I agree that building new homes is absolutely essential to address current house shortages, I see no point in using precious green-belt land (which also have agricultural value) for housing developments at the same time when plentiful "brown" sites in Coventry remain unused.