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Housing: Green Belt

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 94094

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of homes in (a) Surrey and (b) England have been built on land classified as grey belt land.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold the requested information.

It is for individual local planning authorities to undertake the necessary assessments to identify if land is grey belt, either through plan making or through considering specific applications that come forward.

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