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 Julie NewtonDiversification Opportunities Seminar
HEDGEROW AND BOUNDARIES GRANT – WHAT CAN I GET?
Natural England are now receiving applications to the new Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant scheme. The scheme will be open annually and the application window for 2016 shuts on 30th April 2016. Eligible farmers can apply for one-off grant funding for the restoration of hedgerows and stone walls. The grants are to repair and restore rather […]
Posted on February 4th, 2016 by Mike CluleyJoin 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 Andrew TroughtonPershore 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 Julie NewtonNFU Pershore Conference 2016
“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 Andrew TroughtonChanges to Government guidance of Permitted Barn Conversions
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 Julie NewtonNew Year, New Appointment for Carver Knowles
Worcestershire based Chartered Surveyors, Carver Knowles have appointed Planning consultant Simon Rowles as their newest recruit to their expanding planning consultancy team. Simon joins us from Malvern Hills District Council Planning Services and brings with him a depth of experience and knowledge in town and country planning and has a focused interest in the Three […]
Posted on January 4th, 2016 by Julie NewtonWhat is a Local Authority Search?
Buying property, be it a house, flat, pony paddock, block of agricultural land or building plot is a major undertaking. It is probably the single most expensive investment you will ever make. It is essential that you know everything you possibly can about the property you are taking on and are aware of any factors […]
Posted on December 9th, 2015 by Julie NewtonGRANT UPDATE – LAUNCH OF THE LEADER PROGRAMME
In the past few days the LEADER programme has been launched by a number of Local Action Groups (LAGs). The LAGs broadly cover the same areas as the local councils and in our area the LEADER programme has been launched by: Worcestershire (Wychavon, Malvern Hills etc) (£1.96m available) Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury (£1.447m […]
Posted on December 4th, 2015 by Mike CluleyWhat are my rights regarding works on my land?
The answer to the above question is……..it depends on who it is that wants to come onto your land. Utility Companies The most common occurrence of where someone needs to access your land is in relation to the installation or maintenance of utility company equipment such as electricity power lines, water / sewer and gas […]
Posted on December 3rd, 2015 by Mike Cluley