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Agriculture: Planning Permission

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124774

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning guidance his Department has issued on polytunnels to grow food.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has issued no specific guidance relating to polytunnels to grow food.

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