questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that grey belt land is only brought forward for development where there are no suitable brownfield sites available; and what steps is he taking to monitor and enforce this at the national level.
answerText: The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...
heading: Planning: Green Belt