Member

A number of speakers, including the noble Baronesses, Lady Bennett and Lady Grender, talked about recognising small abattoirs and doing more to create them. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local planning policies and decisions should enable the sustainable growth and expansion of all types of businesses in rural areas and that there should be diversification of agriculture and other land-based rural businesses. We intend to consult on future policy changes, including on a set of national policies for decision-making, which will create a simpler, clearer and more certain set of policies that help drive quicker and more certain decision-making, including for the barns and other infrastructure needed to boost food production.