Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21341

Planning Permission: Agriculture

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 10 January 2025

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the commitment to safeguard the Best and Most Versatile agricultural land will be applied to planning decisions called in by the Secretary of State .

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government places great importance upon our agricultural land and food production.The National Planning Policy Framework sets out how the best and most versatile agricultural land should be reflected in planning policies and decisions. We are maintain...

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