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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...