Farm Planning Consultants in Derbyshire

Derbyshire farmers building for the future

You might run a dairy herd in the White Peak, sheep on the Dark Peak moors or a mixed farm in the Dove valley. You want buildings fit for modern farming and the chance to bring traditional stone barns back into use. A farm planning consultant in Derbyshire can help you secure the permissions to do both.

The barriers farmers come up against

Much of Derbyshire falls within the Peak District National Park, where planning policy is among the strictest in England. Outside the park, Green Belt around Derby and in North East Derbyshire brings its own tests. Farmers face design demands, landscape objections and long waits, and too often a refusal at the end of it. It can feel as though the system is working against the people who look after this landscape.

A guide who can steer you through

We understand how frustrating it is when a sensible farm scheme gets lost in policy. Foxes Rural specialises in rural planning: agricultural permitted development, Class Q, Class R and full planning applications for farms. We know what national park and Green Belt decision makers look for, and we prepare applications that meet those tests head on. That is how we achieve a 95% approval rate.

The way forward

1. Call 01206 481981. Tell us what you want to build, convert or change.
2. We find the right route. We assess the designations on your land and choose the strongest application.
3. We deal with the planners. We manage everything with the council or the national park authority until you have a decision.

Derbyshire districts we cover

• Derbyshire Dales
• High Peak
• The Peak District National Park
• Amber Valley
• South Derbyshire
• North East Derbyshire
• Bolsover
• Erewash
• The rural fringe of Chesterfield
• The rural fringe of Derby

We help farmers around Derby, Chesterfield, Matlock, Bakewell, Ashbourne, Buxton, Belper, Wirksworth, Glossop, Chapel en le Frith, Ripley, Melbourne and Swadlincote, and we know the community that gathers at the Bakewell Show, the Ashbourne Show and the Hope Show.

Farming among England's great estates

Derbyshire is home to some of England's best known estates, including Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Kedleston Hall and Calke Abbey, alongside generations of hill and dairy farming families across the Peak. Those estates have shown how traditional buildings can be given new life. With the right advice, your barns can too.

The difference a specialist makes

Derbyshire farmers can turn to firms such as Bagshaws, Fisher German, Savills, Acorus and The Rural Planning Co. Foxes Rural is focused on a single goal, planning permission for farms, which means we put everything into making your application succeed.

Do not let the barns fall down

Every winter a traditional barn stands empty, it costs more to save. Every season in outdated buildings costs efficiency. And building without consent in a national park can lead to firm enforcement action.

The farm you can look forward to

Picture livestock in well designed buildings, old barns restored and earning, and a farm ready for the next generation. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 today and talk to a Derbyshire farm planning consultant.