The Birmingham Development Plan has been put on hold by the Government under powers granted to them by the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
MP Andrew Mitchell asked Communities Secretary Greg Clark to call-in the plan because of the changes in green belt boundaries. The planned boundaries would allow for 6,000 new homes to be built in Mitchell's constituency at Langley in Sutton Coldfield.
There have been and continues to be strong opposition to the proposed green belt development even though the boundaries themselves were approved by a planning inspector.
The leader of Birmingham County Council, John Clancy was disappointed by the Government's decision despite the outcome of the independent planning inquiry. However he hopes to resolve the issue with the Government as soon as possible.
A Department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said, "Ministers have issued a holding direction that prevents Birmingham from adopting its local plan until Government has completed its consideration for a request from a local MP to intervene."
The direction, he added "does not relate to the merits or the soundness of Birmingham's plan; it is simply to allow time for proper consideration of the issues."
