Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87302

Green Belt

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to the Planning Inspectorate on deciding whether a site is considered grey belt when a decision by a local authority has been appealed.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning Inspectorate has not been issued with specific guidance to support decisions as to whether any given site is considered grey belt when a decision by a local planning authority has been appealed. Nor has it been issued with specific guidance r...
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