The rural sector is an important part of the UK economy in terms of its ability to contribute to food security, boost rural housing and provide opportunities to tackle climate change. Post-Brexit, ...

The government is exploring a raft of changes that planning experts say could be very positive for farmers and the wider rural economy. Permitted development rights (PDRs) are designed to make it ...

Jill Scrivener and Barry Davies, of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants’ rural planning sector, highlight aspects of permitted development rights (PDRs) that farmers may encounter. The ...

The National Trust has called for the government to scrap a planned expansion of permitted development rights, warning that it risks causing ‘long-term damage to the economy, communities and the built ...