The Government consulted on rural planning issues last year and as a result propose to amend rural planning guidance to ensure that certain types of rural development are given appropriate, positive consideration within the planning system.  Those developments that are to be given increased support include on farm reservoir development, polytunnels, farm shops and conversion […]

Very few landowners appear to be aware that they can register their farm or estate with the Environment Bank who will then attempt to match landowners with developers who need to carry out some form of ecological or environmental mitigation as a condition of their development.  Many rural estate owners and farmers have already carried […]

We have successfully obtained planning permission for a 500kW straw/woodchip fuelled biomass boiler that will provide hot water and heat for a large country house hotel in Hertfordshire.  This development which is located in Green Belt includes the construction of a sizeable new building to house the boiler and its feedstock.  An integrated approach was […]