Developers plan to build 1,000+ homes on the historical farmland and once protected Green Belt that divides Salfords Village from Horley, Surrey doubling the village population (currently 1,872)

Reasons to object

Across the country the pattern is becoming impossible to ignore.

Green Belt farmland and open countryside is being targeted for large-scale housing increasingly rebranded as “Grey Belt” to make development easier to justify. However, reclassifying as Grey Belt is intended for land that is considered poor-quality and ‘ugly’ this is not the case with the nature-rich, environmentally valuable land that existis here at Ladyland Farm – this is arable farmland with historic significance, natural beauty and a haven for wildlife.

Land that was once protected is now being reframed as opportunity, and it’s not isolated it’s happening everywhere.

Communities like ours in Salfords & Horley are being asked to absorb thousands of homes on land that has defined their character for generations. The direction is clear. Planning policy is shifting. Boundaries are softening, and land once considered off-limits is now in play. But let’s be honest about what’s at stake. Green Belt isn’t empty space waiting to be built on. It supports wildlife, farming, flood protection, and the identity of towns and villages. It creates separation. It gives breathing room. And once it’s gone — it’s gone.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: building on this land doesn’t automatically solve local housing needs. Many of these homes will remain out of reach for local people or if recent news articles are to be believed 40% will be used to house migrants. Furthermore, the real answer to any housing crisis lies in the real grey belt – national and local government owns 7,555 hectares of surface car parks, plus urban land is constantly recycled, so brownfield sites are available as an alternative to pouring concrete into the Green Belt.

This website exists for one simple reason: to give residents the facts, the evidence, and the voice needed to protect our countryside before it is too late ....... because the future of this landscape will be decided now — not in ten years’ time.