If anyone thinks Ashton Vale is considered "countryside" you have just about as much geographical intelligence as an American.
Go to Bristol City council web site, find the maps section. AV site is definitely within the Bristol City boundary!
Go to Bristol City council web site, find the maps section. AV site is definitely within the Bristol City boundary! And a tiddly bits in Somerset. And the green belt follows the boundary of Burr - Rih - Stol. And the green belt is there to stop Burr - Rih = Stop expanding outside itself. Want to know more about this pesky green belt stuff. - http://webarchive.nationalarchives..../documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/155499.pdf I would explain further but I fear my head may explode from the tedium of it. Let it go now ...