Infrastructure: Construction
Commons · Question 67891 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of infrastructure developments on agricultural land.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jul 2025
The government places great importance upon our agricultural land. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should recognise the benefits of the Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land (land in grades 1, 2 and...