Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

=== The green belt ===
Birmingham has 4,153 hectares of green belt, about 15% of the city's land area. The majority of this is in the north of the city, particularly to the north and east of Sutton Coldfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suttoncoldfieldrural.com/ |title=Home |website=suttoncoldfieldrural.com}}</ref> The current green belt within Birmingham was initially installed in place in 1955 and was last reviewed around 20 years ago, since then the boundaries have remained unchanged.

Sutton Coldfield's green belt is being extensively developed with over 5500 houses to be built and a large industrial complex currently under construction. The Langley Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) and the 71 hectare Peddimore site have been approved and will destroy much of the green belt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/plans-178-new-homes-green-23671667|title=Plans for 178 new homes on former Green Belt near edge of city |date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>