Buying a smallholding, Setting up a smallholding, Smallholding as a hobby

When building in the countryside, watch out for common land say OSS

1:00pm Saturday 30th January 2010

‘Developers must be aware of registered common land and public paths on their land before they finalise their plans—or they will have to face big hold-ups.’ So says the Open Spaces Society, national campaigner for open spaces and paths, in response to the Penfold Review of Non-Planning Consents (Department of Business, Innovation and Skills). The aim of the review is ‘to explore whether the process for obtaining non-planning consents is delaying or discouraging businesses from investing’.

Land miles from home

9:46am Wednesday 30th December 2009

David Morris of NewLandOwner on the pitfalls of smallholding on land away from home.

Something a little fishy

3:22pm Thursday 17th December 2009

Stephen Ivall looks at a smallholding with a difference

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Where smallholders get more property for their money

6:39pm Wednesday 16th December 2009

Fenland is a term applied loosely to a large area of Eastern England from the South of the Wolds in Lincolnshire, to parts of Norfolk and across into North Cambridgeshire. Fenland, the area covered by Fenland District Council is more tightly defined, covering Chatteris (25 miles or so from Cambridge) in the South, Wisbech, the ‘Capital of the Fens’ and undergoing a huge regeneration programme focusing on the Marina area in the North and Whittlesey (five or so miles from Peterborough) in the West. Although still very rural, with wide open space and a sky so large that it stretches down to meet the land, it is within really easy commuting distance from Peterborough and Norwich (A47), Birmingham (A14) and London (M11, A1 and even A10 – though close by Huntingdon Station – Kings Cross 50 minutes might be easier!) So why is it so cheap?

A French ‘petite exploitation’

2:30pm Sunday 29th November 2009

Stephen Ivall on the challenges of buying a smallholding in

Protecting your property

8:20am Saturday 28th November 2009

PC Nick Wood from Avon and Somerset Constabulary on how to cut rural crime

Rural estates make a vital contribution to the countryside and its economy, says a report

5:20pm Wednesday 5th August 2009

In the East Midlands alone, rural estates support more than 18,000 jobs across a range of businesses, the study found.

Petersham Nurseries Triumphs in Planning

12:30pm Wednesday 29th July 2009

Petersham Nurseries Triumphs at Last The future of Petersham Nurseries was saved on Thursday 23rd July when Richmond Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously in approval of its application to continue to operate as a garden centre with restaurant.

New planning guidelines outlined for building in the countryside

5:50pm Monday 20th July 2009

Changes to planning guidance that will improve access to affordable homes, create a sustainable rural economy and introduce one planet communities were announced by Environment, Sustainability and Housing Minister Jane Davidson today (15 July).

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