"Access to more growing space is the number one priority for the poultry meat sector. The need for a solution either through planning reform or land-use policy and the urgency of that need dwarfs all other issues currently facing us."
"We have also announced proposals to reform the planning system to more quickly unlock food and farming infrastructure. Planning should enable ambition, not stifle it."
"The draft NPPF includes several measures that could make it easier to approve new intensive livestock developments, including a higher bar for refusing applications on environmental grounds."
Ministers are amending planning rules to ease the establishment of intensive livestock farms, responding to lobbying from the British Poultry Council. Concerns about water pollution and air quality have been raised, but the poultry sector emphasizes the need for more growing space. The proposed changes to the national planning policy framework aim to streamline approvals for new developments, linking planning reform to industry demands for enhanced food production infrastructure and long-term food security.
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