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Thicker than water

Regular readers will recall our interest in renewable energy storage technologies; for a reminder see here and here. A Devon based company called RheEnergise has come up with another contender, which...

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Posted November 29, 2022
In Renewable Energy

Simpler planning appeals

Following a pilot earlier this year, a new procedure for submitting some types of planning appeals has been introduced in additional local authority areas.  The new form is designed to be...

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Posted November 25, 2022
In Planning Consultancy

Slurry infrastructure grant

Up to £250,000 of grant aid is available under the newly announced Defra slurry infrastructure grant. The application period opens on 6 December 2022 and closes on 31 January 2023. Applications...

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Posted November 24, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes

Wheat @ 47 tons per acre?

The agri-tech world has caught the attention of the mainstream media with a press release about a trial that suggests that wheat grown indoors can produce 117 tonnes per hectare and...

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Posted November 14, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Invalid notice to quit

The legal world is excited about a recent decision of the Court of Appeal concerning a notice to quit an agricultural holding. The facts are unusual in that there was an...

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Posted November 9, 2022
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

The end of the four-year rule?

Regular readers of our articles will be familiar with the different time limits that apply after which development or a change of use that has been carried out without planning consent...

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Posted November 8, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Big nature impact fund

If you have heard of the Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF) then you will be more switched on to the news around the emerging public/private sector markets in natural capital and...

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Posted November 3, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes

Congratulations to Wyke Farms

It is good to see the announcement Somerset-based family cheese maker expands globally and a further reminder that many good things come out of the south west. To quote another famous...

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Posted November 3, 2022
In Snippets

Bird ‘flu mandatory housing order

Further to our snippet yesterday, Defra has now confirmed the introduction of a mandatory housing order for all poultry keepers in England to take effect at one minute past midnight on...

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Posted November 1, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents