Allotments: Land Use
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether allotments are classified as (a) greenfield or (b) brownfield land for planning purposes.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework defines previously developed land (brownfield land) as land which is, or was, occupied by a permanent structure and any associated fixed surface infrastructure.
However, the definition explicitly excludes land in built-up areas such as residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments.
As such, allotments do not fall within the category of previously developed land and are therefore considered greenfield.
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