HC Deb 20 July 1988 vol 137 c690W
98. Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will vary the procedures for extending green belt areas to incorporate green wedges designated by local authorities.

Mr. Waldegrave

Proposals for altering the general extent of a green belt in a county structure plan or the detailed boundary in a local plan (or in an old development plan) can be considered in the process of making or modifying the appropriate plan. Our planning policy guidance note on green belts (PPG2) advises that the essential characteristic of green belts is their permanence and their boundaries should be set to endure and should be altered only in exceptional circumstances.