It looks as if we could see some battles over the possible end of Sheffield's Green Belt now the government has published plans to open up all of Sheffield and Chesterfield for companies to explore for shale gas.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/18/1000-sq-miles-england-opened-up-fracking-new-round-licences
Much of the land we look out on from this viewpoint is in the licence area.
Sheffield seems to have been 'favoured' compared to many other areas as can be seen in the map at this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/454338/Onshore14thHRAv5.pdf
So far, it looks as if the Peak Park has been spared. But for how long?
I've always thought that the National Park could have put itself in a much stronger position to argue against further industrialisation. But instead it has soft pedalled and compromised. Now the philistines will be at the door.
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