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Having portrayed the likes of Napoleonic War hero Sharpe to Boromir in Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean said building new homes on green belt land could 'obliterate' the character and nature of the countryside

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said Government will accelerate planning changes to support small and medium-sized house builders to develop new homes in rural communities

"We do not want this project to be a precedent in the future"