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<p>This Government will continue to support the protection and enhancement of the
Green Belt and other valued greenfield land, and to strongly encourage re-use of suitable
brownfield land for development, in line with manifesto commitments and our National
Planning Policy Framework. The Framework states that most new building is inappropriate
in Green Belt and should be refused planning permission unless there are very special
circumstances, and that only in exceptional circumstances may a Green Belt boundary
be altered. We have been clear in our reform proposals, set out in the White Paper
<em>Planning for the Future,</em> that existing policy for protecting the Green Belt
would remain.</p><p>Consultation on the White Paper closed on 29 October 2020. My
Department is undertaking further detailed policy development on individual elements
of the proposals, and we will announce any next steps as soon as practicable.</p>
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