A Bill to prohibit the granting of planning permission in respect of Grade 1 agricultural land; to provide for exemptions from that prohibition in specified circumstances; to place duties on local planning authorities in respect of such land; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Helen WhatelyConservative
30 April 2026
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The bill would stop planning permission being granted for development on Grade 1 agricultural land, subject to defined exemptions. It would set out exemptions to the ban and place duties on local planning authorities in relation to Grade 1 land, with other connected provisions to support the policy.
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The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
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