Question follow-through · 90261
New Towns: Green Belt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Green Belt protection is factored in when making decisions on new towns.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Green Belt protection is factored in when making decisions on new towns.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Nov 2025
Answer published
Green Belt policy is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The NPPF is a material consideration in planning decisions.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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