Perhaps the proposal that people are most aware of when it comes to Labour's planning reform plans, the one that hit the headlines, is the idea of potentially re-defining small areas of green belts as "grey belt land". This is excellent rhetoric, exposing the arbitrary and outmoded green belt shibboleth but as incorporated in the proposed revisions to the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF) have very limited practical effect. Clear cut criteria for re-zoning small areas of green belt could, however, transform both how many and where houses were built - supporting economic growth and providing houses where people most wanted to live.

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19 August 2024

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LSE Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/labours-planning-reforms-building-on-grey-belts-and-missed-opportunities/

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