Written questions

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Commons · Question 3248 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planning policy is on (a) authorised and (b) unauthorised traveller sites in the Green Belt.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Sep 2024

The Government is currently consulting on a number of reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework. These include proposals to release low-quality grey belt land within the Green Belt to meet housing and other development needs. We are seeking views ...