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Planning system 'squandering thousands of pounds' for farming, says CLA

85 per cent of respondents in a CLA survey said the planning system has hampered the growth of their business

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Planning system 'squandering thousands of pounds' for farming, says CLA

Britain's planning system is ‘squandering thousands of pounds' for rural businesses and will sway how the countryside votes in this General Election. That was the message from the Country Land and Business...

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