Question follow-through · 95144

Farms: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the government intends to review planning laws to increase support for farming business diversification in rural areas.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the government intends to review planning laws to increase support for farming business diversification in rural areas.

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 95296 on 4 December 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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