Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78219

Green Belt: Property Development

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his department holds on the (a) amount of green belt that has been de-designated and (b) number of developments that have been built on green belt land since the

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

As part of our annual Green Belt release, my Department published the extent of England’s Green Belt as at 31 March 2025. It can be found on gov.uk here. These statistics give the area of land designated as Green Belt by local authority in England, and al...

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