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A Worcestershire farmer is pressing for an extension to the 56-day rule that allows farmers to set up temporary campsites without planning permission, saying it has been a lifeline for his business during the Covid pandemic. Oliver Surman, who runs a mixed beef and arable farm near Upton-on-Severn, invited his local MP Nigel Huddleston, who is also the minister for tourism, to visit his Little Fish Meadow campsite, to hear first-hand how the rule change has benefited his business and the local community.

‘Godsend’

Mr Surman’s comments were supported by Dan Yates, founder of the Pitchup website, which lists outdoor accommodation across the globe, including Little Fish Meadow. “The 56-day extension has been a godsend for many working farms and rural communities,” he said, noting that farm incomes had dropped 16% in the two years before the pandemic. “Setting up a temporary campsite is an easy way to address the issue of falling farm incomes, while providing holidaymakers with access to some of the UK’s most spectacular countryside.” He estimated that pop-up campsites had injected some £17m into the rural economy this year, with many farmers raising more than £50,000 in additional revenue. He hoped the minister would seek to approve further flexibility over permitted development rights and licencing into 2022. Mr Huddleston said he recognised the “significant trickle-down effect” of pop-up campsites, but gave no further commitments.