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Green Belt (Protection) Bill
Green Belt (Protection) Bill has completed 1st reading on 22 Jun 2026 in the House of Commons. Parliament currently lists 2nd reading as its current stage.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading22 Jun 2026
- Current stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Sir Christopher Chope Proposer / sponsor · Conservative · House of Commons
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View Parliamentary CalendarWhat this bill is about
The Green Belt (Protection) Bill is a Private Members’ Bill that would seek to introduce a national register of Green Belt land in England. It would also seek to restrict local authorities’ ability to de-designate Green Belt land, and to set out what provision applies to future development of land that has been de-designated. Beyond these aims in the long title, the available source material does not include the bill text or explanatory notes, so further detail on how the changes would work is not available here.
What it would do
- Would seek to establish a national register of Green Belt land in England.
- Would seek to restrict local authorities’ ability to de-designate Green Belt land.
- Would seek to make provision about future development of de-designated Green Belt land.
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1st reading 22 Jun 2026 · House of Commons
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