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Joe Yardley BA (hons) MA MSc of Stags Planning Services discusses the challenges that rural planning will face in the coming decade and how Stags can assist clients in overcoming them.
This summer, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) published a report on the challenges that rural planning faces in the coming decade. This paper’s findings will have significance for many of our clients.
The RTPI states that the impacts of Brexit on the agricultural industry has led many within the sector to search for alternative income streams. Stags has indeed noticed an increase in the volume of a range of diversification projects, from glamping and holiday lets through to the conversion of underutilised agricultural buildings to dwellings, which can then be sold or rented to provide extra income. Stags has a strong track record of success in farm diversification projects and is always keen to help clients unlock a site’s planning potential.
Climate change will further affect rural planning throughout the decade. The RTPI suggests that enabling homes to meet the test of climate change through quality design is already an issue facing rural housing and will continue to be so. The incorporation of sustainable design features into planning proposals is an aspect of planning Stags is well versed in, having both designed and submitted numerous applications for sustainably designed buildings that meet the need to lower a building’s carbon output as part of the climate change agenda.
Rural planning in the 2020s faces stern tests. Nevertheless, by relying on our expertise and experience, we consider ourselves well placed to overcome these challenges. For further information, please contact Stags Planning and Development department via email at planning@stags.co.uk or 01392 439046.
