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Greenbelt: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the required infrastructure has to be provided before or in parallel with the development when releasing greenbelt land for development.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the required infrastructure has to be provided before or in parallel with the development when releasing greenbelt land for development.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that ‘Golden Rules’ should apply to major development including the provision of housing on land released from the Green Belt through plan preparation or revie...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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