The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has deemed the Government's 'grey belt' housing policy ineffective, describing its implementation as rushed and incoherent. Initially introduced to facilitate planning permissions by unlocking land near existing communities, the policy has lost relevance with new green belt reforms. The committee found no significant strategy or reliable data on potential housing development on grey belt land, with estimates of possible homes ranging wildly. Critics, including committee chair Lord Moylan, express doubt about the policy's ability to meet housing targets.
The Government's policy has been implemented in a somewhat rushed and incoherent manner. The committee does not believe that it is likely to have any significant or lasting impact.
Estimates of how many homes could be built on grey belt land vary wildly 'from as low as 50,000 to as high as 4 million' due to a lack of clear planning.
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