Funding to support local authorities with the costs of Green Belt reviews: Successful local authorities
Published 27 February 2025
Applies to England
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1. Summary
In December 2024, the Government announced funding to support local authorities with the costs of undertaking Green Belt reviews. The purpose of this funding is to ensure that local authorities are well-equipped and supported to implement the changes in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Eligible local authorities were invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form by 17 January 2025 to request a share of this funding. All EOIs have been reviewed. 133 local authorities have been awarded a share of £9.31 million Green Belt review funding.
In addition to this funding, the Government has announced funding to support with local plan delivery. Local authorities at Regulation 19 stage were invited to submit an EOI by 17 January, and local authorities at Regulation 18 are invited to submit an EOI by 28 February. Further information and eligibility criteria for the Regulation 18 funding.
We will announce which local authorities have been awarded local plan delivery funding in due course.
2. Green Belt Review Fund: Local authority awards
| Authority name | Award amount |
|---|---|
| Amber Valley Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Basildon District Council | £70,000 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council (joint with South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, and Somerset Council) | £350,000 |
| Bexley London Borough | £70,000 |
| Birmingham City Council | £70,000 |
| Blackpool Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Brentwood Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Bromley London Borough | £70,000 |
| Bromsgrove District Council | £70,000 |
| Broxtowe Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | £70,000 |
| Burnley Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Cannock Chase District Council | £70,000 |
| Castle Point Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Central Bedfordshire UA | £70,000 |
| Cheshire East UA | £70,000 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | £70,000 |
| Chesterfield Borough Council | £70,000 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £70,000 |
| City of York Council | £70,000 |
| Dacorum Borough Council (joint with St. Albans City & District Council and Watford Borough Council) | £70,000 |
| Derby City Council | £70,000 |
| Dorset Council (joint with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council) | £140,000 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Durham County UA | £70,000 |
| East Hertfordshire District Council (North Hertfordshire District Council and Stevenage Borough Council) | £210,000 |
| Elmbridge Borough Council (joint with Runnymede Borough Council and Spelthorne Borough Council) | £210,000 |
| Enfield London Borough | £70,000 |
| Epping Forest District Council (joint with Harlow Council) | £140,000 |
| Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Gedling Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Gravesham Borough Council (joint with Medway Council ) | £140,000 |
| Greater London Authority (joint with Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Ealing, Haringey, Harrow, Hounslow, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond-upon-Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest) | £770,000 |
| Guildford Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Havering London Borough | £70,000 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | £70,000 |
| High Peak Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Hillingdon London Borough | £70,000 |
| Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough | £70,000 |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Lancaster City Council | £70,000 |
| Leeds City Council | £70,000 |
| Lichfield District Council | £70,000 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (joint with Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens Councils) | £420,000 |
| Luton Borough Council | £70,000 |
| New Forest District Council | £70,000 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan District Council (joint with Gateshead Council) | £140,000 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | £70,000 |
| North East Derbyshire District Council | £70,000 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | £70,000 |
| North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| North Yorkshire County Council | £70,000 |
| Northumberland County UA | £70,000 |
| Nottingham City Council | £70,000 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Pendle Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Redditch Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Rochford District Council | £70,000 |
| Rossendale Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Rugby Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Rushcliffe Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Salford Metropolitan District Council | £70,000 |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | £70,000 |
| Shropshire County UA | £70,000 |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| South Cambridgeshire District Council (joint with Cambridge City Council) | £140,000 |
| South Staffordshire District Council | £70,000 |
| South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | £70,000 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £70,000 |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | £70,000 |
| Sunderland City Council | £70,000 |
| Surrey County Council | £70,000 |
| Surrey Heath Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Tamworth Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Tandridge District Council | £70,000 |
| Tewkesbury Borough Council (joint with Cheltenham Borough Council and Cotswold District Council) | £210,000 |
| Three Rivers District Council | £70,000 |
| Thurrock Council | £70,000 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Warrington Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Warwick District Council | £70,000 |
| Waverley Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Welwyn Hatfield District Council | £70,000 |
| West Lancashire District Council | £70,000 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council (joint with Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council and Slough Borough Council) | £280,000 |
| Woking Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,000 |
| Wyre Forest | £70,000 |