Green Belt
Commons · Question 107687 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the new cross-boundary strategic planning mechanisms proposed in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what assessment he has made of the level of the risk that
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Jan 2026
The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 requires strategic planning authorities to have regard to the need to ensure their spatial development strategies are consistent with national policies, including those relating to Green Belt and green spaces. Ther...