Question follow-through · 128986

Livestock Industry: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on the number of intensive livestock farms.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on the number of intensive livestock farms.

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The government has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on the number of intensive livestock farms.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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