Planning exemption limits for slurry tanks and livestock sheds to increase
The draft regulations will allow farmers to build animal housing up to 300sqm, an increase from 200 sqm, and to build stand-alone slurry tanks of up to 1,000 cubic metres (subject to a total farm storage of 1,500 cubic metres). File picture
Draft regulations to increase planning exemptions for slurry storage and the construction of additional housing for farm animals are to be prioritised in changes to the planning rules.
The draft regulations will allow farmers to build animal housing up to 300sqm, an increase from 200 sqm, and to build stand-alone slurry tanks of up to 1,000 cubic metres (subject to a total farm storage of 1,500 cubic metres).
