The developers of the Mona offshore wind farm have now opened a non-statutory public consultation, this will give residents and landowners the opportunity to provide feed back on the onshore cable routes that have been identified, as well as any other concerns that they may have. The consultation runs from the 7th June to the … Read more
As part of the ongoing detailed design for HS2 – Phase 2B, a further round of ground investigations works are due to take place later this year. To take access on to landowners and occupiers land, HS2 must enter into licences via negotiation. Rostons have been informed that these could be sent directly to you … Read more
On 24th January 2022, High Speed 2 (HS2) are depositing the Hybrid Bill into Parliament. This section will link Phase 2A from Crewe to Manchester and to include the Golborne spur. The new Hybrid Bill once passed will grant HS2 the compulsory purchase powers to acquire land and buildings to construct the high-speed railway and … Read more
The farming investment fund is a £27 million fund that provides grants to farmers & growers so that they can invest in items to improve their productivity and provide a more environmentally sustainable way of farming. The grant is available in two options: The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund and The Farming Transformation Fund. The … Read more
The second phase of the HyNet project has now commenced, with Land Information Questionnaires and Environmental Survey Licences now being issued to landowners and occupiers. Potential route corridors have been identified from Stanlow Refinery to Warrington, Manchester and Northwich as the first steps for 90km of new pipeline supplying Hydrogen from a Production Plant at … Read more
DEFRA have released a roadmap for the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which is tier one of the Environmental Land Management Scheme and is viewed as a direct replacement for the Basic Payment Scheme. As it stands, agreements will run for a 3 year term, which is different to how BPS is currently handled but similar to a Countryside … Read more
The property market has been interesting to say the least over the last 12 months and the team at Rostons have been involved in sales of 300 acre farms, parcels of bare land ranging from 1 acre to 100’s of acres, small holdings, equine properties and high street residential properties. In all sectors, the … Read more
These sales have run successfully all year and have attracted good entries from a wide area and met a strong buyer interest from all over the UK, Eire and even the European Union. We have sold all classes of tractors, farm machinery, vehicles, milking equipment and agricultural sundries, hay and straw – Why not give … Read more
2nd Phase of HyNet North West Commences with 90km of New Hydrogen Pipeline Across Cheshire Landowners and occupiers will this week start to receive letters and licences to permit access for environmental surveys as part of the 2nd Phase of the HyNet North West Scheme, led by Cadent Gas. Their appointed Agents, Fisher German are … Read more