Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 25146
Factory Farming: Planning Permission
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take legislative steps to allow local authorities to reject planning applications for (a) new and (b) expanding factory farms.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment. National planning policy in this area needs to be taken into account when determining applications r...
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