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Green Belt: Rural Areas

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126292

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grey belt policy on small settlement villages.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to Paragraphs 156 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework and to the answer given to Question UIN 103589 on 14 January 2026.

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