On 11th February 2021, HS2 received Royal Assent for Phase 2A of the scheme from Birmingham to Crewe. In effect, this now rubber stamps the Act and gives HS2 the compulsory purchaser powers they need to not only acquire land and property, as part of the scheme but also to physically build the railway and … Read more
The Welsh Government released a statement on the 27th of January declaring that Wales will now have to follow NVZ regulations to those similarly practiced in the UK and Europe. The statement has been released after concerns regarding water pollution across Wales. The Government has also declared that they will extend the Sustainable Production Grant … Read more
Those farming businesses that were offered a Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) Round 3 Offer had until midnight on Monday 18th January 2021 to accept the Grant Funding Agreement on the online acceptance portal. Rostons, Rural Land and Property Specialist, acted for 12 farm businesses ranging from small family dairy farms through to large arable … Read more
Tony Rimmer, Director of Rostons is pleased to announce that after 20 years specialising in acting for farmers and rural landowners, an extra string is being added to the Rostons bow with “Village and Country Homes.” Over the years it has been clear that there has been significant demand for a specialist rural residential property … Read more
The Welsh Government announced on Wednesday 16th December, a White Paper for the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. The Bill, expected to be published in 2022 will govern the future support system for Welsh agriculture. Carys Studley, Rural Surveyor at Rostons, based in Chester, acts for a number of Welsh and Cross Border Landowners and Farmers. Having … Read more
Rostons are aware of potential changes to Countryside Stewardship Applications and Grants. The proposed changes include the very popular standalone water capital items grant being removed from Countryside Stewardship and merged with the Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant to form a new Capital Scheme, further details of which include timescales for applications are yet to be … Read more
The Landmark Agricultural Bill was passed into UK Law on 11th November 2020. This Act details what is to happen over the next 7 years with the “Agricultural Transition” period of 2021/2027 with the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme, delinking of direct payments and the introduction of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme … Read more
As progress with the Awel Y Mor offshore windfarm project continues, three possible landfall and onshore cable routes have been identified by the developer, RWE. The West and Centre routes hit the coastline in Abergele while the East route comes onshore to the East of Rhyl, all routes lead to the National Grid sub-station at … Read more
The RPA has published the Basic Payment Scheme entitlement values and greening rates for 2020. Carys Studley, of Rostons Land and Property experts, comments that “the BPS exchange rate for 2020 will be the same as in 2019 at €1 = £0.89” The rates that have been set for payments are as follows: Entitlement Type … Read more