Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114856

Green Belt

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of Planning Inspectorate decisions overruling local councils in respect of development on land designated as green belt; how many such d

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

From 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2025, the Planning Inspectorate overturned the 849 Local Planning Authoritiy decisions on cases concerning the Green Belt. 811 of these are Planning and 38 are Enforcement. 2523 decided cases were identified as within Green...

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