As progress with the Awel Y Mor offshore windfarm project continues, the developer RWE and their agents, Dalcour Maclaren will be hosting a series of Public Engagement Days. These will be virtual exhibitions available live on the project website: https://awelymor.cymru between the 3rd and 30th November, you will be able to meet the team behind … Read more
Rostons are delighted to announce plans for two Farm Dispersal Sales during November, providing Covid-19 rules permit. The dates are as follows: Saturday 7th November in the Warmingham area at 10:30 am Saturday 14th November in the Norley area at 10:30 am Andrew Wallace of Rostons advises “To have two Farm Dispersal Sales is extremely … Read more
Today, 7th October 2020, HS2 has published further plans which include a consultation and extensions to the current safeguarding areas. In brief, there is a consultation as follows: The addition of Crewe Northern Connection and changes to the design of Crewe North Rolling Stock Depot Changes to the design of Manchester Airport High Speed Station … Read more
Following the success of the last two rounds of the Countryside Small Productivity Grant Scheme DEFRA have announced another round for this popular scheme, with applications being accepted online now, closing on 4th November 2020. Carys Studley of Rostons comments that “As we helped a number of Clients to successfully apply for the grant in … Read more
Tony Rimmer of Rostons is pleased to welcome Alice Kearns to the Rostons team as a Graduate Surveyor, as of the 7th September. Alice has just completed a Masters in Rural Estate and Land Management from Harper Adams University, with her Undergraduate Degree being in Agriculture. Alice has grown up and lives in rural Cheshire, … Read more
In a recent Westminster Policy Forum, the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) Director, Tim Wood announced that work on Northern Powerhouse Rail routes could start by the mid-2020s and will form a key part of a northern infrastructure pipeline. Mr Wood believes that they will have spades in the ground this decade, with preferred routes and … Read more
In the most recent Property Week Magazine, Chester has been ranked third place in the latest “Hot 100 Housing Index” collated exclusively by this magazine. Robert Ikin, Residential Sales Director of Rostons has stated that “This ranking highlights the most desirable UK residential property investment locations based on value for money. The number of Primary … Read more
After the lifting of lockdown restrictions, there have been a number of significant developments in the Residential property market. Robert Ikin FRICS, the Residential Sales Director at Rostons based just south of Chester has reported that “Estate Agents across the country have been delighted to return to their normal activity following lockdown and very pleasantly … Read more
Yesterday DEFRA announced that greening requirements as part of the Basic Payment Scheme Application from 2021 will no longer be required. The previous greening requirements, that required farmers to carry out specific practices (including the 3 crop rule and the requirement to have Ecological Focus Areas) in order to maximise their BPS payment was an … Read more