Rural businesses face 'years and even decades' of waiting for planning permission

Victoria Vyvyan, president of the CLA, said the country's planning system was in 鈥榗risis' and was 鈥榮tagnating growth in the countryside'

Chief Reporter

17 March 2025 鈥� 5 min read

Rural businesses in England are waiting years 鈥� and even decades 鈥� to get planning permission to enable investment and build homes, according to Freedom of Information requests compiled by the CLA...

NFU chief questions whether further changes to the family farm tax was 'politically possible'

Tom Bradshaw said he had not been told of any changes and did not want to 'overinflate expectations'

Rachael Brown

20 October 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

G7 Farming Ministers say soil health, efficient fertiliser use and nutrient management is agriculture's best defence

Ministers met in Paris to outline short, medium and long term solutions to help farmers cope with growing geopolitical and economic pressures

Rachael Brown

19 October 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

Do not tie farm support to 'forced' carbon audits, says Ulster Farmers' Union

UFU said it was 'not opposed' to carbon foot printing, but that it should be a voluntary tool that could assist farmers in identifying opportunities for improvement, not another mandatory requirement tied to vital farm support

Rachael Brown

19 October 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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