The NPA has urged the government to press ahead with proposed planning reforms that would make it easier for farm businesses to invest and expand.  In its response to the government’s consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, the NPA says it ‘wholeheartedly agrees’ with a proposed new policy to provide clarity on the relevant planning considerations for business development proposals. In the consultation document, published in December, the government proposes that to support business growth, ‘substantial weight should be given to the economic benefits of proposals for commercial development which allow businesses to invest, expand and adapt’. This includes where this…