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Natural flood management funding

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...

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Posted September 22, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Too late to change your mind

The recent case of Spencer v Spencer [2023] EWHC 2050 (Ch) provides a useful canter through the authorities and legal principles that underpin a successful proprietary estoppel claim. The judgment was...

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Posted September 19, 2023
In Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

Joint celebrations

Happy Birthday and congratulations to Henry Buckpitt on achieving his professional qualification as an associate member of The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. He is now entitled to use...

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Posted September 14, 2023
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What is an agricultural bungalow?

In the world of rural planning, it is common to hear the term “agricultural bungalow” used as shorthand to refer to a bungalow that is subject to a planning condition or...

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Posted September 8, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

Changes to nutrient neutrality rules

The Government is planning to change nutrient neutrality rules that currently prevent new housing being built in some environmentally sensitive areas. The Government release explains that it has put forward an...

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Posted September 4, 2023
In Uncategorized

Big brother is watching you

One of the drivers for the recent consultation on strengthening the legal framework for protecting hedges, on which we reported here, is the decoupling of the remaining BPS payments which means...

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Posted August 22, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Countryside Stewardship deadline

On 17 August, a day before the original deadline, we received an email from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) informing applicants that the Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid-Tier application deadline had been...

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Posted August 21, 2023
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