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 DemocratHarpenden 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 Pennycook
Local 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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