What steps are being taken to ensure that planning authorities and, more importantly, the Planning Inspectorate are utilising the powers in the new NPPF to protect land use in food production?

What steps are being taken to ensure that planning authorities and, more importantly, the Planning Inspectorate are utilising the powers in the new NPPF to protect land use in food production?

The NPPF could not be clearer about that. The new chief executive of the Planning Inspectorate is very aware of how important it is to ensure that there is public confidence in the NPPF.

The NPPF could not be clearer about that. The new chief executive of the Planning Inspectorate is very aware of how important it is to ensure that there is public confidence in the NPPF.

New clause 8 (Industrial support reporting) debated and withdrawn. New clause 12 (Duty to have regard to impacts on UK agriculture, agricultural land and domestic food production), discussed with new clause 13 (Statements about Bills which may impact on UK agriculture, agricultural land or domestic food production), debated and withdrawn. New clause 14 (Prohibition of mandatory targets and abolition of five-year land supply rule), discussed with new clause 15 (Requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework), debated and withdrawn. New clause 16 (Character test: determination of applications), discussed with new clause 37 (Prohibition on development for prescribed persons), debated and withdrawn. New clause 17 (Community right of appeal) debated and withdrawn. New clause 18 (Start of development for planning purposes), discussed with new clauses 20 (Revocation and modification of planning permission for unbuilt development by Secretary of State) and 21 (Council tax to be payable on undeveloped sites for which planning permission granted), debated and withdrawn. New clause 22 (Abolition of planning enforcement time limits in protected landscapes) debated and withdrawn. New clause 23 (Report on measures to incentivise brownfield development over greenfield development) debated and withdrawn. New clause 24 (Report on measures to improve the efficiency of the housing market) debated and withdrawn. New clause 25 (Report on promoting development in already developed areas), discussed with new clause 26 (Review of compulsory purchase powers), debated and withdrawn. New clause 27 (Deliberate damage to trees linked to development) debated and withdrawn. New clause 28 (Local planning authorities to be allowed to meet virtually), discussed with new clause 69 (Local authority planning committee meeting), debated and withdrawn. New clause 29 (Local authorities to be able to raise planning fees to cover costs including planners) debated and withdrawn. New clause 30 (Housing powers of the Mayor of London) debated and withdrawn. New clause 34 (Local government capital investments: economic appraisal) debated and withdrawn. New clause 38 (New use classes for second homes and holiday lets) negatived on division (5 to 8). New clause 41 (Local authorities to be permitted to require that new housing is affordable) negatived on division (5 to 8). New clause 43 (Review of permitted development rights), discussed with new clause 68 (Review of Permitted Development Rights), debated and withdrawn.

New clause 8 (Industrial support reporting) debated and withdrawn. New clause 12 (Duty to have regard to impacts on UK agriculture, agricultural land and domestic food production), discussed with new clause 13 (Statements about Bills which may impact on UK agriculture, agricultural land or domestic food production), debated and withdrawn....

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to protect Grade 1 land from housing and solar developments to preserve land for the production of food; and what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on that matter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps to protect Grade 1 land from housing and solar developments to preserve land for the production of food; and what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on that matter.