The Grey Belt

Built Environment Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 5 Sep 2024 Parliament page
This short inquiry will seek to gain a better understanding of what Grey Belt land is, how it can contribute to housing targets and what sustainable Grey Belt development looks like.
6 Oral sessions
4 Letters
10 Events
Activity timeline 14 events
29 Apr
2025
Correspondence
19 Mar
2025
Correspondence
5 Feb
2025
Correspondence
28 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster
21 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster
16 Jan
2025
Correspondence
14 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster
18 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
26 Nov
2024
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster
19 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
5 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
29 Oct
2024
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
18 Dec 2024
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Oral evidence
Matthew Pennycook MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government William Burgon · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
19 Nov 2024
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Oral evidence
Alex Sherman · Bath Preservation Trust Avril Roberts · Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
5 Nov 2024
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Oral evidence
Mrs Marie Chadwick · National Housing Federation Philip Barnes · Barratt Developments
29 Oct 2024
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Oral evidence
Professor Paul Cheshire · London School of Economics (LSE) Simon Ricketts · Town Legal LLP
22 Oct 2024
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Oral evidence
Mark Andrews · Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Richard Seaman · Calderdale Council Stephen Kelly · Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
15 Oct 2024
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Oral evidence
Dr Hugh Ellis · Town and Country Planning Association Victoria Hills · Royal Town Planning Institute
Correspondence 4 letters
29 Apr 2025 Grey Belt Letter - Response to Minister 29 April 2025
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19 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from Minister of State Matthew Pennycook MP, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to Lord Gascoigne, Chairman of the Built Environment Committee, 18 March 2025
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5 Feb 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Moylan, Chairman of Built Environment Committee during the inquiry, to Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 5 February 2025
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16 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to Lord Moylan, Chair of Built Environment Committee, 12 December 2024
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