Property Development: Green Belt
Commons · Question 26508 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure environmental protections are maintained when development occurs on grey belt land.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Feb 2025
It is for individual local authorities to plan and make decisions regarding the locations of new development in their areas.The amount of development that occurs in any given Green Belt will depend on local circumstances. Where a local authority proposes ...