Question follow-through · 48578

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with planning authorities in the (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) West Midlands, (d) East Midlands and (e) the East of England on the designation

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with planning authorities in the (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) West Midlands, (d) East Midlands and (e) the East of England on the designation

  2. 1 May 2025

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  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    Government policy in respect of the designation of new Green Belts may be found in Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out that new Green Belts should be established only in exceptional circumstances. The Framework was recentl...

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