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Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Greenbelt should be in sights of councils that ‘max out’ brownfield land for housing, minister says

Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have announced changes to planning policies - (PA Wire)

Councils will need to "exhaust all options" to meet strict new homes targets set by the Government, the housing minister warned on Thursday.

Matthew Pennycook said local authorities that had exhausted brownfield land for building would need to look at “low-value” greenbelt sites for housing.

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