Question follow-through · 128831
Green Belt: Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of proposed development on Green Belt land in the Epping Forest District, and what steps his Department is taking to protect the G
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of proposed development on Green Belt land in the Epping Forest District, and what steps his Department is taking to protect the G
28 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to preserving Green Belts, which have served England’s towns and cities well over many decades. We have not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the National Planning Policy Framework. The Fra...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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