HC Deb 13 February 2001 vol 363 c109W
29. Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on industrial development on greenbelt land. [148473]

Ms Beverley Hughes

Construction of new buildings for industrial development is inappropriate development in designated green belts except where it involves infilling or redevelopment of a major developed site in an adopted development plan. There remains a presumption against inappropriate development in green belts, as set out in planning policy guidance note 2.