Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70538
Green Belt
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the consistency of Local Planning Authorities in identifying grey belt land.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. The contribution Green Belt land makes to the five purposes is only one consideration in local plan...
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