Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122916
Green Belt: Planning Permission
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to collect data on the number of planning applications or appeals in which Grey Belt policy is cited.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department is currently exploring with local planning authorities ways in which data relating to grey belt land might usefully be collected. However, no decisions have yet been made.