Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 68562
Urban Areas: Planning
Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue a formal definition of a Large Built-Up Area for the purposes of planning decisions.
Answer
Matthew PennycookLocal planning authorities (LPAs) must necessarily exercise judgement to interpret and apply national planning policy to their particular local circumstances. The government published revised Green Belt guidance on 27 February 2025, to help LPAs review th...
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