05/10/2026

11.10 Centre for Policy Studies and LPDF

Birmingham ICC : Hall 7

The Future of the Green Belt

Sam Dumitriu (Britain Remade, Head of Policy)
Ben Hopkinson (Centre for Policy Studies, Head of Housing and Infrastructure)
Lee Rowley (Centre for Policy Studies, Research Fellow)
Sam Stafford (LPDF, Managing Director)
Chaired by Emma Revell (Centre for Policy Studies, External Affairs Director)

One of Labour’s most striking planning reforms has been the introduction of the ‘grey belt’. This has been welcomed by planning experts – but stoked predictable opposition in many communities and constituencies. So how is the ‘grey belt’ policy working? And how can the next government balance the desperate need for homes with protecting our green spaces?