Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 39466

Green Belt: Historic Buildings

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Green Belt, published on 27 February 2025, how a (a) historic town and (b) non-historic town is defined.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The definition of grey belt, for the purposes of plan-making and decision-making, is provided in the glossary of the revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024. Grey belt is land in the Green Belt that is previously developed...
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