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BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Is land developer's valuation too low?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, James Cordery, partner at Carter Jonas, gives advice on what to consider…

PLANNING PERMISSION

Expert Q&A: Land development decisions and planning pitfalls

Attempting to gain planning permission or selling land for a one-off development windfall can lead to some tricky negotiations. Bidwells’ residential development partner Hannah Beamish, planning partner Rob Hopwood and…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Does planned house have right of access?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Jonathan Thompson, senior associate with law firm Thrings, advises on rights…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Why do we need noise and smell reports?

Charlene Sussums-Lewis, rural planner at Carter Jonas, sets out why noise and smell reports may be needed in the planning process for houses near farms. She explains what the developer…

PLANNING PERMISSION

Phosphate issues cause long delays for planning applications

Thousands of planning applications are being held up across the UK by the need for information on the phosphate levels resulting from proposed development. Where more phosphate will be produced…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Does a farm shop need planning permission?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Diana Miller, solicitor, Thrings, looks at the planning considerations when opening a…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Do we need planning for worker housing?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Nicola Quick, rural planning expert at Carter Jonas, advises on the planning…

PLANNING PERMISSION

10 points to consider before converting farm buildings

More and more farmers are exploring opportunities to convert ageing or redundant buildings in a bid to raise revenue as BPS support falls. There are opportunities aplenty, but beware the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Do planning delays mean I can build shed?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Rebecca Stanton, a solicitor at Thrings, sets out possible solutions to a…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Can I develop on the edge of a village?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nicola Palfrey of Carter Jonas advises on the prospects for housing…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: Should I respond council's planning request?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, James Cordery of Carter Jonas advises on the process for designating…

BUSINESS

Business clinic: How do we prove holiday use is not viable?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nicola Palfrey of Carter Jonas advises on what evidence is needed…

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PLANNING PERMISSION

How government’s levelling up plans will affect farmers

A less stringent housing delivery target, greater emphasis on “beautiful” developments, and improvements to the planning system have been confirmed as the government’s Levelling Up priorities. The government used the…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

How farmers can benefit from biodiversity net gain

A market opportunity for farmers and landowners is emerging from new planning rules requiring developers to improve biodiversity. Expected to be mandatory across England within the next two years, the…

PLANNING PERMISSION

How environmental planning system is tying up more farmland

Increasingly it appears that the traditional ways of using land to produce food are competing with farm policy’s comparatively new focus on environmental schemes. These include tree planting, carbon capture…

PLANNING PERMISSION

Planning system shake-up: Pluses and pitfalls for farmers

Government plans to shake up the planning system in order to create more and better houses are welcome but risk leaving the rural community behind, say experts. This month sees…

PLANNING PERMISSION

Biggest planning shake-up in years needs farmer involvement

Government housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s white paper – Planning for the Future – was released last week, alongside the launch of a public consultation on the issue. The unveiling was…

SUCCESSION PLANNING

How a second house can be added to farm in a succession plan

Adding a second house to a farm as part of succession procedures can be made easier in Wales by a little-known planning exemption. The Welsh government introduced Technical Advice Notice…