Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee

Recommendation 24

Second Report - Environmental change and food security Published 8 Dec 2023 Paragraph 143

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Recommendation (the committee's words)

The success of the Government’s forthcoming Land Use Framework is dependent on its harmony with the English planning system. The Government should publish guidance, under the National Planning Policy Framework, to encourage planning authorities to manage applications for land use changes which affect food security on an expedited basis.

From: Environmental Audit Committee, Second Report - Environmental change and food security (HC 312), paragraph 143, 8 December 2023

Government response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 March 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗