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New rural PD rights
Those following the introduction of the amended Class Q and other permitted development rights specific to the development and re-use of agricultural
Limitations on the Murfitt principle
Our recent post on the development of the law around the Murfitt principle discussed the case of Caldwell v Secretary of State
Changes to the Class Q permitted development right
On 30 April 2024 The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024 No. 579) was
Facilitative or fundamental?
One of the joys of what we do is that, every now and then, a case comes along that re-sets what have
Laying of The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024
Following a consultation on the protection of hedgerows last year, The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 has been laid in the
New farm tenancy code
The government’s response to the Rock Review of the agricultural tenanted sector, on which we previously reported here and here, has been
End of the four-year rule – the final episode
Regular readers will be aware that we have been closely following the process by which the law around what is widely referred
BNG credits and the off-site market
“Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is now mandatory for planning applications for both major and minor developments. Developments that cannot create the required
Area limits on some SFI options
DEFRA has been monitoring the impact of the actions in the current SFI offer which take land out of food production and
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 is now open.
There are three Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) grants available to help farmers with the purchase of equipment and technology to
EWCO FETF and SFI update
DEFRA has announced a significant uplift in payments for the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) to encourage an increase in tree-planting across
Liquid wool
There was an interesting interview on Farming Today this morning (at 1:51 into the programme for anyone interested) about using hydrolysis to