A review of controversial plans to build thousands of homes on the green belt has been welcomed by Northavon MP Steve Webb.

Campaigners are angry that large parts of green belt land in the Bristol area were earmarked for development under the regional spatial strategy for the South West.

However, a legal challenge to a similar blueprint in the east of England has led to led to the Government announcing it will review its approach to identifying new sites for housing.

The review is expected to be completed in the new year.

A draft of the proposals said nearly 33,000 homes should be provided in South Gloucestershire alone, some 11,000 more than it is believed will meet local need.

Mr Webb said: "We have been arguing for years that these plans risk destroying the valuable countryside which we all value so much."