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The Transitional Plan, announced on Monday,  formally moves the agricultural responsibilities from the EU Commission to Defra. This is the first piece of post Brexit legislation. This policy will be shaped by decisions made in Whitehall and will no longer need to be negotiated with 27 member states. For example, a more proportionate approach to […]

Our client is a rapidly growing arable farm business that now farms approximately 6,000 acres within a 20 mile radius of Pershore on a variety of agreements. They are now looking to recruit an ambitious Assistant Farm Manager to assist with the day to day management of the farming operations.   The land is predominantly […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer to the market a pair of semi-detached cottages on the outskirts of Beckford. The properties are set back from the A46 and occupy a delightful rural location yet are within easy reach of the M5 (less than 5 miles) making this an ideal location for commuters as well as […]

Planning consent for a small bungalow was granted consent in 1962 in the parish of The Leigh, near Tewkesbury. The decision notice had an agricultural occupancy condition attached to it as it was located in Open Countryside. The bungalow was occupied by a retire farmer until he was unable to manage in his own home […]

A two step planning process was followed to achieve the removal of an agricultural occupancy condition on a house in Dover, Kent where the occupant couldn’t get a mortgage as a result of the planning condition. Ms Elgar had been living in her home for over 10 years and did not comply with the agricultural […]

A traditional mixed farm in Cheshire West (Local Planning Authority) was granted planning consent in 1982 to house an agricultural worker on a site in the Green Belt . In addition to the planning condition the council sought a legal agreement (106 agreement) to tie the house to the farm. The house with the agricultural […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer for sale 65.63 Acres of Land at Hawbridge, Stoulton, Pershore, Worcestershire for Sale by Informal Tender (Deadline 15th February 2021).   The land is Grade 3 (Grade 2 in places) and offers the potential for bot growing vegetables an continued use in a combineable crops rotation. The sale of […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer for sale 30.84 acres of productive Grade 3 pasture at Little Comfort near Braunton in Devon. The land is comprised of two enclosures and has most recently been used for silage making. The land is registered on the Rural Land Register for the purposes of claiming the Basic Payment […]

The long awaited third round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme is now open offering grant funding of between £3,000 – £12,000 for farmers purchasing equipment to improve productivity and efficiency. The grant scheme provides a list of eligible items and assigns each eligible item a ‘standard cost’. The grant paid is then based […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer for sale Church Farm in Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire.   Church Farm is a residential smallholding with just over 2.5 acres of pasture land and a small range of agricultural buildings. The four bedroomed barn conversion is a distinctive and versatile property and has the potential for further conversion to […]