farming

Appeal: Farmhouse occupied by farmer’s elderly mother is not ‘available’

06.09.2019

Business & Enterprise | East of England | farming | paragraph 79 | rural worker's dwelling

An inspector has approved plans for a rural worker’s dwelling on a farm in North Lincolnshire, ruling that it would be ‘unreasonable’ to ask the appellant's 84-year old mother to vacate the existing...

Funding for farmers to improve environment

05.08.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Environmental | farming | hedgerows | trees

Groups of farmers and landowners will be able to bid for a share of £2.5 million in funding that aims to support the delivery of large-scale improvements to the environment over the next three years.

Appeals round-up: Larger revised wind farm scheme approved in Perthshire; Historic photographs justify green belt extension

25.01.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 19 January-25 January, 2019

Appeal: Insufficient profit margin to justify rural worker's dwelling

22.01.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected an agricultural worker's proposal to build a permanent home on his farm near Redditch, because she was not satisfied that the business was financially sound.

Gove targets decarbonisation of rail industry in clean air strategy

14.01.2019

Laura Edgar

The government plans to support farmers to reduce ammonia emissions and the rail industry on decarbonisation as it looks to protect the nation’s health.

Land use policy should reward those who mitigate climate change

15.11.2018

Laura Edgar

Reform is required to make sure that land is a more effective carbon store. Landowners that deliver such climate mitigating objectives should be rewarded.

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Gove introduces Agriculture Bill to Parliament

12.09.2018

Laura Edgar

Environment secretary Michael Gove has introduce legislation to Parliament that aims to deliver a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations after the UK leaves the European Union next year.

Northern Ireland round-up: Ammonia pollution poses pig farm development problems; Green light for Derry retirement project

03.08.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 28 July-3 August, 2018

Ammonia pollution poses pig farm development problems in NI

03.08.2018

Roger Milne

Department for infrastructure | Environmental | farming | Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed to The Planner that it is considering a moratorium on new intensive pig and poultry farms above a certain size in a bid to limit ammonia emissions.

Appeal: Underground shooting range will diversify farm’s income

04.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a subterranean shooting range in the Staffordshire countryside, agreeing with the appellant’s contention that it would help to diversify his farming business’s income....

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