Expressions of interest for Defra’s new £25million ring fenced natural flood management fund open today (22 September 2023) and will close on 10 November 2023. Funding is available for projects that can be delivered during 2024-27 and the programme will be managed by the Environment Agency. For those interested, details of the programme can be viewed here and the full prospectus can be read here.

When does a conversion become a rebuild?
An appeal against the refusal by Somerset Council of a Class Q application to convert two agricultural buildings into dwellings highlights the

