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    The Contribution of Local Agriculture to the Environment and Economy in the context of planning policies

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    22/11/2012 - The Contribution of Local Agriculture to the Environment and Economy in the context of planning policies

      Agreed that the need for community led growth in rural villages to contribute towards their sustainability be considered within the new Local Plan; requested that definition of green field and brown field sites be constantly applied; agreed to include in the new Local Plan reference to the National Planning Policy Framework’s principles relating to the rural economy and agricultural land and requested that further investigations be undertaken into the Council’s procedure for analysing and dealing with applications where agriculture is a factor and a report on the outcome submitted to the Development Management Panel.