Get the planning permission your farm needs
Are you a farmer who is struggling with planning permission on your farm? You know what your farm needs. We help you get the council to agree.
Fix Your Planning ProblemsWhy this works for farmers
You should not have to fight the planning system to run your own farm. Book a planning consultation, tell us what you want to do, and we will tell you plainly whether it can be done and how.
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95% success rate
Across farm planning applications
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Fast, efficient turnaround
Most applications submitted within 14 to 28 days
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Clear communication throughout
So you are never left chasing updates
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No jargon, no waffle
Just straight answers and practical solutions
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Trusted by farmers across the UK
Farmers across the country bring their planning problems to us.
Get your barn application in before Christmas
Instruct us by Friday 13 November and we submit by Monday 30 November, so the council's 28 day deadline falls over Christmas.
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Most farm applications are not refused because the idea is wrong
They are refused because the farm was never properly explained. Many district councils only see a handful of farm applications each year, and the officer often doesn't know:
- What a covered handling yard is for
- Why the new building has to go next to the existing one
- Why the structural condition of a barn matters for Class Q
Planning officers aren't farmers. If you don't explain how your farm works, they'll judge your application against rules written for houses.
From the farmers themselves
How we fix it
We tell your farm's story in language the council understands, backed by the NPPF, the local plan and evidence of how your farm works. That is why 95% of the applications we submit are approved.
3 steps to planning permission on your farm
1. Book a consultation
Tell us what you want to do on your farm.
2. Get a clear planning strategy for your farm
You'll know the right route and what it involves before you commit.
3. We prepare and submit your application
We keep you updated until you have a decision.
What getting it right looks like
Get it right and the new shed goes up, the old barn starts earning and the next generation has somewhere to live.
Get it wrong and a refusal stays on your farm's planning history.
Why farmers choose Foxes Rural
Rural planning consultants where you farm
Our rural and agricultural planning consultants work with farmers and landowners across the country. Find your region:
- Farm planning consultants in East Anglia
- Farm planning consultants in the South East
- Farm planning consultants in the South
- Farm planning consultants in the South West
- Farm planning consultants in the East Midlands
- Farm planning consultants in the West Midlands
- Farm planning consultants in Yorkshire
- Farm planning consultants in the North West
- Farm planning consultants in the North East
How our farm planning consultants can help
Pick the planning route that matches your plans for the farm.
Get permission
- Farm planning permission
- Planning permission on agricultural land
- Agricultural permitted development
- Agricultural prior notification (28 day notice)
- Prior approval required? What happens next
- Class Q barn to homes
- Class R barn to business
- Barn conversion planning permission
- Convert your barn to a house
- Agricultural workers dwellings
Grow the farm
We build every application around how your farm actually works, so the officer understands it before the site visit.
You'll know what it costs before you commit, with no hourly charges creeping up.
We are based in Essex and work with rural councils across the UK, from Cornwall to Northumberland.
Farm planning is all we do. We farm too, so we know what it is like to need a building, a conversion or a new income stream.
The farming community already knows this works:
- 8.28M+ views on our farm planning content
- 50,000+ farmers follow us across our social channels
- 25+ videos have passed 100,000 views
- 83,000 average views per video across a sample of 100+ videos
The farmers watching already have a planning problem. When they're ready to act, Foxes Rural is who they call.
The farming community already knows this works
8.28M+ views on our farm planning content, 50,000+ farmers following us across our social channels, 25+ videos past 100,000 views, and 83,000 average views per video across a sample of 100+ videos.
The farmers watching already have a planning problem. When they're ready to act, Foxes Rural is who they call.
Podcasts
Listen to The Farmer's Planning Podcast if planning is holding your farm back
