Planning Appeals – What are my chances?

With the recent recruitment of Planning Consultant, Simon Rowles, to the Planning team at Carver Knowles, and in light of recent planning appeals  in the Three Counties area, there is an opportunity to review any planning decisions you have received within the last 6 months. The following are brief summaries of recent appeal decisions that […]

Posted on February 29th, 2016 by

Should I request a rent review for my on farm telecom mast?

telecom rent review

With poor returns affecting all agricultural sectors, farmers are looking to see if more money can be made from land let to telecom providers by requesting a rent review. Ryan Warman from Carver Knowles explains the different rent review mechanisms that are available and whether farmers should request a review or remain silent. Rent reviews […]

Posted on February 25th, 2016 by

Four bed detached rural house for sale

Carver Knowles are pleased to offer for sale, Holtash, a large four bedroom detached house in a generous plot. The property is situated in a rural setting on the outskirts of Alderton between Woolstone Hill and Alderton Hill. Conveniently located on Stow Road this property provides easy access to the A46, M5 and railway network as […]

Posted on February 17th, 2016 by

**Barn conversions for sale**

Carver Knowles are pleased to offer for sale two very different barn conversion opportunities; one provides a pair of traditional red brick and timber buildings in a rural well located position, the other is a modern steel portal frame barn on the edge of a village with excellent views across the Gloucester vale towards the […]

Posted on February 16th, 2016 by

Diversification Opportunities Seminar

Diversification Seminar Ledbury

On Wednesday 10th February Carver Knowles hosted a very successful seminar on farm diversification and planning, attended by over 140 farms from Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Julie Branfield, associate director at Carver Knowles said “it was great to see so many farmers from across the three counties attending the meeting and looking positively to address […]

Posted on February 15th, 2016 by

Join us for our Farm Diversification and Planning meeting.

Farm diversification and planning…  Join us on 10th February at Ledbury Rugby Club Have you ever wondered: How to make more money out of existing buildings? Is planning needed to diversify? Who’s the best to borrow from for diversification projects? How a new non farming business project should be structured? Is now a good time to sort out […]

Posted on January 28th, 2016 by

The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) is not just finance for farmers…

AMC

The AMC is not just finance for Farmers and definitely not just for farms! A common misconception is that the AMC only lends finance to farmers to buy farms and agricultural purposes and although that is the core of the business they are also very competitive in supporting anyone with a rural business or property […]

Posted on January 26th, 2016 by

Pershore Conference 2016

Pershore Conference 2016

Pershore and Upton Branch of NFU have once again held a very successful conference, this year offering the panel to give us their ideas on what they would like to achieve if they were in charge of British agriculture. The panellists comprised of NFU vice president, Guy Smith, 2015 Three Counties young agricultural entrepreneur Joe […]

Posted on January 22nd, 2016 by

NFU Pershore Conference 2016

pershore conference

  “If I were running British Agriculture I would …”  WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND YOU THAT THE PERSHORE NFU CONFERENCE IS TAKING PLACE AT PERSHORE COLLEGE ON: 21st January 2016 at 7.30pm Hosted by the Pershore and Upton upon Severn branch of the NFU, the theme of this year’s conference is to provoke […]

Posted on January 14th, 2016 by

Changes to Government guidance of Permitted Barn Conversions

barn conversions permitted development

The change of use of agricultural buildings to residential use is permitted under Class Q of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015.  The updated Class Q permitted development right, as published on 15th April 2015, allow development consisting of— (a) a change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from […]

Posted on January 13th, 2016 by