Planning

Planning

Our team of qualified surveyors can provide comprehensive planning advice to farmers, landowners, tenants, corporate and private clients on a diverse range of matters within Eastern Counties, to include: -

1.Farm and estate diversification projects; ranging from holiday lets to retail premises together with budgets and forecasts to accompany these. 

2.Specialist advice on the conversion of farm buildings within permitted development rights including change of use from agricultural to residential (Class Q) or agricultural to commercial (Class R).

3.Advising on land promotion agreements, option agreements and submitting land for inclusion within Local Development Plans. 

4.Advice on the sale of land with the benefit of planning consents ranging in size from a single plot to large scale housing developments.

5.The preparation of justification reports for the construction of new agricultural dwellings.

6.Planning applications for the removal of agricultural occupancy conditions. 

We are able to advise in the knowledge of the current market conditions how to add value to existing farms and land with planning potential

In the light of the impending Brexit talks it is important for farmers and landowners to consider their planning options so as to unlock and develop in a sustainable manner their existing farms, property and land. Such opportunities can help to diversify the risk to businesses by maximising those planning gains available within the existing and proposed revised planning guidelines. 

Achieving a successful planning outcome within the Eastern Counties can often be dependent upon our local knowledge within the community and of the relevant local authority planning departments.