Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning policy on Green Belt land in Esher and Walton constituency.”
Tabled: 1 September 2026Answered: 7 September 2026
Asked by
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat — Esher and Walton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The national planning policy framework contains strong protections for the green belt, making clear that inappropriate development in it should not be approved unless justified by very special circumstances. It is for local planning authorities themselves to set and review green-belt boundaries in accordance with national policy in the NPPF.