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Claire Young

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Chinese Embassy Development
Monday 9th June 2025

(4 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Young Portrait Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate) (LD)
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T3. In the light of some worrying small-site applications on previously undeveloped green-belt land in my constituency, and of concerns from the Campaign to Protect Rural England, will the Minister undertake to monitor and assess the initial impact of the new grey-belt provisions and look at refining the wording, to avoid salami-slicing of the green belt?

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No. We are confident that the protections in place for the green belt—the tests that have to be met for grey-belt release—are robust. It is ultimately for local planning authorities to conduct green-belt reviews and to bring forward those sites as part of local plans.

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