Rural development

The driving forces behind each rural development project vary, and can range from preserving and extracting value from present or future development, diversification of estate assets, to development with significant legacy considerations.

Whether it be proposals for new farm buildings, conversion of farm buildings to residential or office space, infill sites, or entirely new development on agricultural land for retails, residential, commercial and mixed-use sites – we have a team who can support you.

We advise our clients throughout their project, starting from the earliest stages to establish the most appropriate type of agreement for the relevant project, so as to maximise the chances of success and the potential value of the project both from a tax and development perspective.

We will work with our clients and advisers to negotiate the agreement for development, providing support through the planning process where clients will be required to be party to agreements for the purpose of obtaining a planning consent to handling the end sale of the site. This process also includes dealing with title issues, due diligence requirements and setting up the necessary steps to deal with tenancy issues to enable a sale with vacant possession.