Cabinet Office: Green Belt Questions and Answers 2004

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much land changing to residential use was within 1997-designated Green Belt in each year since 1997, broken down by region. [169495]

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Keith Hill: The available estimates are from Land Use Change Statistics for 1997, 1998 and 2000, are in the following table. Much of the development was on land that was already developed and the second part of the table shows the amounts of greenfield land used for residential development.

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Land changing to residential use within 1997 designated Green Belt

1997

1998

2000

Region  
Hectares
 
All on Greenbelt land
North East
5
10
0
North West
75
90
65
Yorkshire and the Humber
60
50
30
East Midlands
10
10
20
West Midlands
45
26
55
East of England
40
60
50
London
10
20
25
South East
135
85
145
South West
25
30
40
England
405
395
430
On Greenfield (not previously developed) land
North East
5
10
0
North West
50
65
30
Yorkshire and the Humber
40
35
25
East Midlands
5
5
5
West Midlands
30
20
25
East of England
15
20
25
London
0
10
10
South East
90
50
100
South West
20
25
35
England
255
230
265

Mrs Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new dwellings were built within 1997-designated Green Belt in each year since 1997, broken down by region. [169496]

Keith Hill: The available estimates are from Land Use Change Statistics for 1997, 1998 and 2000, in the following table. Many of the dwellings were built on land that was already developed and the second part of the table shows the numbers just on greenfield land.

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New dwellings built within 1997 designated Green Belt

1997

1998

2000

Region  
Dwellings
 
All on Greenbelt land
North East
50
140
20
North West
930
855
945
Yorkshire and the Humber
630
675
505
East Midlands
225
145
270
West Midlands
660
600
705
East of England
470
845
625
London
180
655
590
South East
855
800
890
South West
155
310
160
England
4,155
5,015
4,710
On Greenfield (not previously developed) land
North East
35
130
15
North West
495
410
330
Yorkshire and the Humber
335
360
370
East Midlands
95
75
35
West Midlands
335
220
335
East of England
105
135
280
London
5
240
205
South East
300
300
220
South West
90
195
70
England
1,790
1,985
1,895

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much land within 1997-designated Green Belt changed changed to developed use each year since 1997, broken down by region. [169545]

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Keith Hill: The available estimates are from Land Use Change Statistics for 1997, 1998 and 2000, tabled as follows:

Land changing to developed use within 1997 designated Green Belt hectares

1997

1998

2000

Region  
Dwellings
 
On Greenfield (not previously developed) land
North East
110
10
45
North West
335
295
110
Yorkshire and the Humber
295
290
60
East Midlands
60
75
70
West Midlands
85
65
75
East of England
155
85
50
London
50
20
15
South East
270
100
430
South West
55
70
115
England
1,410
1,005
965

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the locations of each development on (a) Green Belt land and (b) non-Green Belt green field land for which he or his predecessors have given planning permission since 1 May 1997. [169546]

Keith Hill: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister or his predecessors have granted planning permission on 162 sites on Green Belt land between 1 May 1997 and 31 March 2004. A table of the locations of these sites has been made available in the Libraries of the House.

Information on non-Green Belt green field land is not held centrally and could be procided only at disproportionate cost.

Cabinet Office, April 2004

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