Manufacturing Industries: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 84472 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to simplify planning consent processes for (a) food and drink production facilities and (b) other manufacturing sites.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Oct 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework already makes clear that planning policies and decisions should recognise and address the specific locational requirements of different sectors. The government intend to consult this year on a new suite of national p...