Rural Guidance
This document has been prepared by Planning Officers at North Devon Council and Torridge District Council following discussion with North Devon+, the National Farmers Union and local farmers in order to assist farmers with submission of planning applications and provide advice on permitted development for farm businesses. The document is not formal planning policy and is to written to act as signposting guidance for farmers.
Please also find guidance to Natural England's new approach to planning consultations for slurry store projects funded through the Slurry Infrastructure grant (SIG). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) introduced the grant scheme in December 2022 to help farms invest in high quality slurry systems as part of action to reduce air and water pollution from farms.
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