Green Belt
Commons · Question 114856 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of Planning Inspectorate decisions overruling local councils in respect of development on land designated as green belt; how many such d
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Mar 2026
From 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2025, the Planning Inspectorate overturned the 849 Local Planning Authoritiy decisions on cases concerning the Green Belt. 811 of these are Planning and 38 are Enforcement. 2523 decided cases were identified as within Green...