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Housing: Green Belt

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 May 2025UIN 47256

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of dwellings were built on land designated as previously undeveloped Green Belt in England in each year since 1997 for which figures are held.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Department publishes a statistical release entitled ‘Land use change statistics – new residential addresses’, which includes information on the proportion of dwellings built on land designated as previously undeveloped Green Belt in England.

The live table P310 provides data from 2013-14 to 2021-22, and can be found here.

The live tables P243 and P246 provide data from 1989 to 2011, and can be found here. Figures for 2022-23 will be published in due course.

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