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Written question asked by Lord Dykes (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010.


Green Belt

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for designating new areas of land as green belt land.
Answer

It is for local planning authorities to designate new green belt or to enlarge existing green belts through the local plan process. Since 1997 the amount of green belt land in England has grown by around 34,000 hectares, if one disregards the re-classification of 47,300 hectares of green belt as New Forest National Park in 2005.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3073; 718 c346WA
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Green belt
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk