A question on #FactoryFarming #PlanningPermission tabled by Neil Duncan-Jordan on 20-01-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Factory Farming: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1756961
UIN: 25146
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-20
Asking Member ID: 5359
Asking Member display name: Neil Duncan-Jordan
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Neil Duncan-Jordan
Member interest: false
Question text: 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.
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Date answered: 2025-01-29
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The 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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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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