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The long awaited Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is now open for applications. As expected the scheme is very similar to the former Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme and offers 40% grant funding for investment into technology and equipment to improve sustainable agricultural, horticultural and forestry productivity. Whilst predominantly the same, there are a […]

Biodiversity Net Gain is a new concept introduced by the Environment Bill which will require all developers  to deliver a 10% increase in biodiversity in respect of any new development. Our previous blog introduced the concept here. Since our previous blog Natural England has produced The Biodiversity Metric 3.0  to be able to score existing sites […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to bring to the rental market 3 Meadowlands, a recently refurbished two bed end of terrace house sat in a peaceful rural location with views of the surrounding countryside. No. 3 Meadowlands at Holdfast is undergoing refurbishment throughout to a high standard and offers on the ground floor a dining room, […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to bring to the market Lucas Farm, Corse Lawn on behalf of the Executors of the Late Peter Hartland. This is the first time the farm has been brought to the market in nearly 100 years. Lucas Farm is available in two lots: Lot 1 – Guide Price £975,000 A four-bed […]

Yesterday, DEFRA announced the expansion of its Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme to cover every farm in England by March 2023. The CSF programme is a partnership between DEFRA, Natural England and the Environment Agency which offers farmers on-farm one-to-one advice in order to reduce water and air pollution. Currently CSF support is only available […]

On behalf of the Executors of the Late Peter Hartland, an evening dispersal sale will be taking place this Friday 9th July at 5:30 pm. The sale will be taking place at Lucas Farm, Corse Lawn, Gloucester, GL19 4NB. Carver Knowles are delighted to be working alongside Voyce Pullin Auctioneers at this sale. The sale […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer to the rental market this productive block of permanent pasture on behalf of our clients, a recently founded Charitable Trust. The Trust’s aim is to preserve this land to help a young, up and coming farmer, get a foot on the farming ladder. The land at Moorend Road, Eldersfield […]

Carver Knowles have been instructed to sell 29.29 acres of mowing grass suitable for taking a hay crop. The land is located off of Moorend Road in Eldersfield, approximate postcode GL19 4NS. The deadline for offers to be made for the mowing grass is 5 pm on Friday 11th June 2021. To download a Tender […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to bring to the market the Barn at Pendock known as the ‘Grain Store’. The barn benefits from prior approval consent for its change of use from light industrial into one dwellinghouse under Class PA. The Grain Store is located off the A438 Ledbury to Tewkesbury Road, just 5 miles from […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a huge increase in people getting out and accessing the open countryside on their doorstep. Whilst there is an abundance of public footpaths available to the public, landowners should be vigilant to prevent new rights being claimed over their land. New rights can be claimed by anyone, where evidence demonstrates […]