Lords committee finds grey belt policy ‘unlikely to have significant impact’ on housebuilding

By Carl Brown2025-02-05T12:00:00

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Lord Moylan warns Angela Rayner that policy has been “rushed and incoherent”

The government’s plan to introduce a new ‘grey belt’ category of land within the green belt is unlikely to have a significant impact on housebuilding, an influential House of Lords committee has found.

The House of Lords Built Environment committee has concluded its inquiry into the government’s policy, which was envisaged as a way for local planning authorities to overcome opposition to development of green belt land with limited environmental value.

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