Written question asked by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2026. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Thursday, 15 October 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Green Belt: Planning Permission

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assurance is required at local plan examination that infrastructure relied upon to justify Green Belt allocations is costed, funded and capable of being delivered when needed; whether an intention to investigate a Community Infrastructure Levy is adequate evidence of deliverability; and what safeguards apply where school places, healthcare facilities, transport improvements or drainage works depend on funding that has not been secured.

Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to policies PM2(1)(c), PM12, PM15(1), GB8(2) and HC1 of the new National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August.

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