Question follow-through · 39868
Green Belt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Green Belt, published on 27 February 2025, whether she carried out a (a) consultation and (b) impact assessment on the guidan
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Green Belt, published on 27 February 2025, whether she carried out a (a) consultation and (b) impact assessment on the guidan
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2025
Answer published
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. Grey belt is land in the Green Belt that is previously developed...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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