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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 192198 on Local Plans: Green Belt, whether local planning authorities progressing local plans should do so in accordance with (a) the Written Statement of 6 December 2022, HCWS415 on the Levelling Up Bill or (b) the National Planning Policy Framework as last revised on 20 July 2021.

As set out previously, consultations are just that – consultations. They are not government policy. Announcements will be made in the usual way.