Plans have been approved to build thousands of homes on green belt land around Birmingham.

The Government's planning inspectorate has endorsed the Birmingham Development Plan (BDP), which includes releasing green belt land to develop 6,000 homes in Langley.

The overall BDP will build 51,100 additional homes, as well as developing over 300 hectares of employment land, 350,000 sq m of retail floor space and 745,000 sq m of office floor space.


While the planning inspectorate supported the release of a 71-hectare strategic employment site at Peddimore, he concluded there is 'no need for further Green Belt release after 2031'.

Waheed Nazir, acting strategic director for economy, said: "Having the Birmingham Development Plan endorsed by the planning inspector is a major success and means we can get on with the job of providing much-needed housing and employment opportunities in the city.

"It is critical in supporting the city's growth agenda and our ambition for it to be an enterprising, innovative and green city, delivering sustainable growth to meet the needs of its population and strengthening its global competitiveness.

"Crucially, the inspector has endorsed both our approach to the release of land on the Green Belt and the dealing with the housing shortfall."

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