Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2998
Green Belt
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024
Question
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative — North West Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 30 July 2024 entitled Building the homes we need, HCWS48, what the evidential basis is for the assessment that large areas
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe latest official Land Use statistics are available at gov.uk here. As these set out, 6.8% of the Green Belt is already developed land. This includes 24,400ha of land which is hardstanding (usually car parks, paved areas, tarmac, or other similar constr...
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