Over the years the Practice has been engaged and retained by a number of clients to advise on planning policy and development issues for buildings and land owned by rural landowners. The following are examples of the work undertaken.

Rempstone Estate, Dorset

• Planning permission for three dwellings in Wareham
• Establishing the lawful status of fishing lakes at Arfleet
• Establishing the lawful status of racing stables and caravan at Rempstone
• Inclusion of land for development in Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment – Stoborough
• Planning advice on various estate properties and land
• Planning advice on Camp Site at Rempstone Heath
• Representations on Purbeck Local Development Framework and Local Plan

Malmesbury Estate, Dorset

• Planning permission for paintball game use at Hurn
• Establishing lawful use of buildings for commercial use at Hurn
• Establishing lawful use of former nursery for manufacturing purposes at Hurn
• Planning and listed building consent for extension of estate cottage at Hurn
• Planning advice for land at Bournemouth Airport and safeguarding and implementing permission for airport parking
• Planning advice on mineral extraction at Hurn
• Representations on Christchurch and Bournemouth Local Plans

Greywell Estate, Hampshire

• Listed building consent for alteration of barns for events use
• Advice and representations on Basingstoke BC Farm Diversification policy

Chilbolton Down Farm Estate, Hampshire

• Series of planning permissions for re-use of redundant agricultural buildings for a variety of commercial uses
• Representations on Test Valley Local Development Framework

Boughey Estate, Hampshire

• Planning permission for re-use of redundant agricultural buildings for commercial uses at Abbotts Ann
• Providing planning advice on relocating a primary school at Abbots Ann
• Planning advice on re-use of redundant farm buildings at Abbotts Ann
• Representations on Test Valley Local Development Framework

Great Trippetts Estate, West Sussex

• Retention of agricultural building
• Planning permissions for estate tracks
• Retention of equestrian exercise track
• Planning witness in Local Inquiry for polo manege and tennis court

Froyle Estate, Hampshire

• Replacement dwelling at Froyle
• Planning advice on permission for commercial use of redundant agricultural buildings at Froyle
• Planning witness in Local Inquiry for game keeping centre and gamekeeper’s dwelling

Exbury Gardens, Hampshire

• Securing permission for garden railway
• Establishing lawful use of land as Croquet Lawn