Farmers to benefit from extension to PDR

Farmers and landowners will be able to provide more camping pitches after a change in planning law in England

Alex Black
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Farmers to benefit from extension to PDR

The UK Government has extended permitted development rights (PDR) from 28 days per year to 60 days which means farmers and landowners can now run pop-up sites of up to 50 pitches for up to 60 days without...

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