Land area taken up by the green belt is 231,291 hectares (571,530 acres), 1.7% of the total land area of England (2019).[2][3] Tracts of green belt lie within the West Midlands county itself, much of it by the Meriden Gap in Solihull borough; however, the vast coverage of the green belt completely envelops the county.
Due to the West Midlands green belt extending across several counties, responsibility and co-ordination lies with the many local district councils whose land covers the green belt, as these are the local planning government bodies.
References
^Fawcett, Tony. "Green Belts: A greener future - Campaign to Protect Rural England".
^"Green Belts in England: Key facts - A series of factsheets on England's 14 Green Belts".
^ a b"CPRE - WEST MIDLANDS GREEN BELT" (PDF).
^"Shropshire Green Belt Assessment - FINAL REPORT - Prepared by LUC - September 2017" (PDF).
^"Cannock Chase Green Belt Study - Final Report for Cannock Chase District Council - Prepared by LUC - March 2016" (PDF).
^"Evidence Base". Cannock Chase District Council. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^"Lichfield District Council - Green Belt Review 2019 - September 2019".
^Council, Lichfield District. "Green belt review". Lichfield District Council. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^"South Staffordshire Partial Green Belt Review - Method Statement - Prepared for South Staffordshire District Council by LUC - January 2014".
^ a b c d e"Black Country Green Belt assessment". blackcountryplan.dudley.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^"The Plan for Stafford Borough: Part 2 - 2011-2031" (PDF). 2.19 In Stafford Borough there are two areas of Green Belt; around the North Staffordshire conurbation and in the south eastern area of the Borough which includes Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
^"The Plan for Stafford Borough - 2011 - 2031 - Adopted - 19 June 2014" (PDF).
^"The Plan for Stafford Borough - Adopted Policies Maps" (PDF).
^"Tamworth Borough Council - Green Belt Review 2014" (PDF).
^ a b c d e f"Coventry & Warwickshire Joint Green Belt Study" (PDF).
^"Green Infrastructure Network".
^"PG1 Green Belt Assessment 2013.pdf | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^"Solihull Strategic Green Belt Assessment: Assessment Report - JULY 2016" (PDF).
^"Green Belt Purposes - Part One - Assessment: Strategic Assessment of the Green Belt Purposes - August 2019 Version - Bromsgrove District Council" (PDF).
^"Green Belt Purposes Assessment". www.bromsgrove.gov.uk. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^"A Study of Green Belt Land & Areas of Development Restraint within Redditch Borough -- Borough of Redditch Core Strategy - Background Document - 27 October 08" (PDF).
^ a b"South Worcestershire Green Belt Assessment (Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon) - Part 1: Strategic Assessment of Green Belt Purposes - Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited – October 2018" (PDF).
^ a b"South Worcestershire Development Plan - Green Belt Study".
^Council, Wyre Forest District. "Local Plan review evidence base - Green Belt". archive.wyreforestdc.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.