Editing North Yorkshire (section)

===Urban to rural Green belt===
{{further|South and West Yorkshire Green Belt|York Green Belt}}
North Yorkshire contains a small section of [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] in the south of the county, which surrounds the neighbouring metropolitan area of Leeds along the North and West Yorkshire borders. It extends to the east to cover small communities such as [[Huby, Harrogate|Huby]], [[Kirkby Overblow]], and [[Follifoot]] before covering the gap between the towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, helping to keep those towns separate.

The belt adjoins the southernmost part of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]], and the [[Nidderdale AONB]]. It extends into the western area of Selby district, reaching as far as Tadcaster and [[Balne, North Yorkshire|Balne]]. The belt was first drawn up from the 1950s.

The city of York has an independent surrounding belt area affording protections to several outlying settlements such as Haxby and Dunnington, and it too extends into the surrounding districts.