Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 23 January 2026.
Jon Trickett
Labour, Normanton and Hemsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications which re-designate green belt as grey belt land there have been since December 2024; and how many of those applications were approved for each English region.
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
My Department does not hold the information requested.
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