Planning Housing Minister Brandon Lewis, has announced that the temporary office to residential permanent development (PD) right, that was due to lapse at the end of May 2016, will be made permanent.
IMPORTANT BPS UPDATE !!
You will have heard the news coverage that DEFRA pulled the computer system and paper forms are now to be used.
As with most news stories, this is not factually correct and the current position is as follows:
Seminar Success
Rostons, Chartered Surveyors and Agricultural Valuers, are taking their roadshow of Basic Payment Seminars around North Wales and Cheshire.
The attendance at these meetings has been significant and it is clear from farmers’ reaction that much of the information relating to the Basic Payment Scheme has not fully sunk in.
2015 Entitlement Trade has Started
Rostons has begun the second period of Entitlement trading for 2015 as SPS entitlement has been rolled over to BPS entitlement on the 1st January 2015.
Deals in the last fortnight have been agreed at £50-£60/ha for English Non SDA and the entitlement team are taking enquiries from both perspective Vendors and Purchasers on a daily basis, discussing all types of Entitlement, Non SDA, SDA and Moorland.
HS2 – Phase One – Compensation and Assistance
A package of measures to compensate owner occupiers affected by the construction of the Phase 1 HS2 route between London and Birmingham was announced on 16 January 2015.
The package of measures introduced contains two new alternative cash schemes which enable owner occupiers to remain in properties and receive monetary compensation. This will help people and businesses to stay put rather than being financially persuaded, through potential compulsory acquisition or blight to move. Owner occupiers for these purposes will include residential properties, small business units and agricultural units.
Landlord Agents Not in Touch With Reality
With 2 February deadline looming for many tenanted holdings within Cheshire where rent review notices were served last year, Tony Rimmer of Rostons is finding an increasing number of tenants are ringing him with concerns over the level of rent Landlords are seeking.
New Requirement Needed fro Farmers to Receive Stewardship Payments
Under new regulations all Environmental Stewardship Agreement Holders, whether that be ELS, OELS, ULS or HLS will need to submit an annual claim for 2015 in order to be paid for their agreement.
BASIC PAYMENT UPDATE – ENGLAND
BASIC PAYMENT UPDATE – ENGLAND
In light of the recent guidance published by the Rural Payments Agency, we feel it appropriate to update you on the latest news. In summary detailed below are some major announcements :-
HS2 Phase 2
Sir David Higgins has prepared a second report which was published on the 27 October 2014. The report maintains the emphasis on improving connectivity in the North and the Midlands. The report set out delivery options for the route from West Midlands to Crewe route be fast tracked, with a target for completion of 2027. However, this report is likely to delay the decision on the final route of HS2 Phase 2, which will cause uncertainty among the farmers and land owners affected.