Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a designation for wildbelt land.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) already makes clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by providing net gains where possible and acknowledges the importance that green and open space make to achieving sustainable development.

Government will continue to explore the options for protecting our wild and natural spaces while delivering homes where they are needed.