Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 66216
Received: 26/06/2014
Respondent: NFU
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Representation Summary:
Does not refer to agricultural and rural businesses located in the Green Belt. Green Belt policy should be more flexible to allow rural businesses to develp and evolve, which will help safeguard their long term viability.
Agricultural business located within greenbelt have to respond to the same pressures to comply with higher welfare and environmental management standards in the same way as those businesses located in other areas of the county.
It should also recognise that farming businesses have an essential role in maintain the local landscape.
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