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Rural Outlook Issue 21
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Batcheller Monkhouse
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Another year of challenges
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It’s been an interesting year, to put
it mildly. Leo Hickish, though, sees
plenty to be optimistic about as he
introduces this year’s Rural Outlook.
2
Planning & Development
18
Charlotte Pearson-Wood outlines
the opportunities on offer as
agriculture approaches an exciting –
and potentially profitable - new era.
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Moving to the mainstream
Reflections by Leo Hickish as
regenerative agriculture comes of age.
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Estate Management
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30
Know your (permitted
development) rights
24
Shared skill set
delivers results
Case studies reveal Batcheller
Monkhouse’s professional approach to
winning planning approval for clients.
Levelling the (playing) field
26
Achieving nitrate neutrality
Planning permissions have ground to
a halt in areas around the Solent and
in large parts of Kent. Here’s why…
Mast rental agreements
Tom Bodley-Scott says an uneasy
truce has been negotiated between
landowners and mobile telephone
operators, but sound advice is key
32
Rural connectivity
Fancy paying £52,500 (after a grant)
for your broadband connection?
Neither did Andrew Mallard.
Sales & Lettings
34
Lifestyle shift creates
sellers’ market
If you are going to work from home,
make it one with roses around the
door. Property prices are on the rise
across the region.
36
Hannah McLaughlin examines the
new permitted development rights
introduced this year.
All change at Whelan Farms
Harry Broadbent-Combe on the
latest attempt to tackle agricultural
tenancies and what it means for
landlords and tenants.
Telecoms
Handing over the keys to the first
owner of a new home is the final
stage in a process that involves
considerable teamwork.
Don’t rest on your laurels
How a radical rethink of farming
practices has boosted profitability
on a 1,700-acre Kent estate.
Planning – success in
three acts
Delivering housing —
threats and opportunities
Oliver Robinson investigates why,
despite a new focus on building homes
across the UK, problems persist.
Pushing the boundaries
Kirsty Castle explains local councils
can’t rely on development boundaries
alone if they aren’t following the rules
themselves.
Guest contributor Henri Brocklebank
from Sussex Wildlife Trust tells it like it is.
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Talking through
the commercials
Ben Haugh discusses warehouse
logistics and how regional office space
has benefited from the lifestyle changes
brought about by the pandemic.
Agriculture
Demystifying the
carbon market
28
How good advice can help protect
your hard-won assets as HMRC
attempts to increase the tax taken
from farmers and landowners.
10 points to note
This year’s roundup of some of
the issues facing farmers, land and
property owners, rural businesses
and estate managers.
5
Elephant poaching is on
the rise
Buy land, they aren’t making
it any more...
Mark Twain was right – and land
remains a great investment, as
Russell Parkes explains.
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Dear Reader,
Yours faith fu lly
Leo Hickish
Turning a challenge into
an opportunity
Yes, it costs money, but meeting
new energy efficiency standards can
also boost rental income and help
prevent missed payments.
l.hickish@batche
Chairman and Pa
rtner
llermonkhouse.com