We can help farmers find their way through what is permitted under the prior notification scheme and what must go for full planning permission. Our work for farming connect across North Wales gave us a good understanding of the type of projects farmers are developing to diversify their businesses. For example

Farmer S
Secured the right to extract and sell slate from a waste tip on an unproductive part of his land.

Farmer R
Won a Certificate of Lawful use to enable the restoration of a dwelling that had been vacant since the 1960s.

Farmer G
Obtained planning permission for an 'open market' dwelling on the outskirts of a rural village

Mr & Mrs W
Wanted to turn an outbuilding into a couple of holiday cottages. We were able to advise what factors would be important to consider and who to take advice from while the proposal was being put together and how to make the most of the application when it was presented to the council.