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Green Belt: Planning Permission

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 31 March 2026UIN 122916

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to collect data on the number of planning applications or appeals in which Grey Belt policy is cited.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department is currently exploring with local planning authorities ways in which data relating to grey belt land might usefully be collected. However, no decisions have yet been made.

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