For months Greg Smith MP has been working on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to pilot through an amendment to make food security and food production a material concern in the planning process—to better protect our agricultural land from development: be that housing, huge solar farms, or commercial.
After negotiating with Secretary of State Michael Gove, and Housing Minister Felicity Buchan, Greg is delighted the government have agreed—for the first time ever—to include food security and better protection for agricultural land in the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which will soon be out for public consultation.
Greg said, "This is a huge step forward for farming, land use, and good production in our country. I am grateful to the National Farmers' Union (NFU) for all their help in putting my amendment together, and their support in achieving this win."
