Written questions

Green Belt

Commons · Question 26011 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 31 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, how grey belt is defined for the purposes of (a) plan-making and (b) decision-making.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 31 Jan 2025

The definition of grey belt, for the purposes of plan-making and decision-making, is provided in the glossary of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024.The Framework also makes clear that before concluding that excep...