Farm Planning Consultants in Shropshire

Shropshire farmers with plans worth backing

You farm in one of England's most rural counties, and you want to keep the business moving forward. That might mean a poultry house, a new dairy unit, a general purpose shed or a holiday let in a barn that has stood idle for years. A farm planning consultant in Shropshire helps you get the consent to do it.

The obstacles Shropshire farmers face

Planning in Shropshire is rarely straightforward. Ammonia assessments for livestock and poultry, phosphate concerns in river catchments such as the Clun and the protected landscape of the Shropshire Hills all give councils grounds to stall. Farmers wait months for answers and are asked for report after report. When decisions come back as refusals, the cost lands squarely on the farm.

A planning guide who knows Shropshire farming

We have seen too many good Shropshire schemes held up by process rather than planning merit. Foxes Rural is a specialist farm planning consultancy serving Shropshire farms. We know Part 6 permitted development, Class Q, Class R and full planning inside out, and we tackle ammonia, nutrient and landscape issues early so they do not derail your application. That approach has given us a 95% approval rate.

Your plan of action

1. Call 01206 481981. Explain what you want to do on the farm.
2. We shape your application. We pick the route and identify the evidence the council will look for.
3. We handle Shropshire Council for you. We submit, follow up and negotiate until you get a decision.

Shropshire farming areas we work in

• North Shropshire around Whitchurch, Wem and Market Drayton
• Oswestry and the Welsh border
• Ellesmere and the meres
• Shrewsbury and Atcham
• South Shropshire around Ludlow and Craven Arms
• Clun and Bishop's Castle
• Church Stretton and the Shropshire Hills
• Bridgnorth and the Severn valley
• Much Wenlock and Wenlock Edge
• Telford and Wrekin, including Newport

We help farmers around Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Market Drayton, Wem, Newport, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Bishop's Castle and Much Wenlock, and we know a farming calendar built around shows such as the Burwarton Show and the Minsterley Show.

A county that trains Britain's farmers

Shropshire is home to Harper Adams University near Newport, one of the country's leading agricultural universities, and to historic estates such as the Apley Estate near Bridgnorth and the Attingham estate near Shrewsbury. Generations of family farms across the Marches farm alongside them. The ideas taught and tested here only become reality on farms like yours when planning allows.

Why work with a farm planning specialist

Shropshire farmers can choose from firms such as Halls, Berrys, Roger Parry & Partners, Fisher German and The Rural Planning Practice. Foxes Rural offers a single focus: planning permission for farms. We are not distracted by sales or valuations, so your application gets everything we have.

The risk of leaving it

Poultry and livestock rules are tightening, not easing. Wait too long and a scheme that could be approved today may face tougher tests tomorrow, while old buildings keep losing value.

Where your farm could be

Picture new buildings that meet the latest standards, barns bringing in income and a family business with a secure future. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 today and talk to a Shropshire farm planning consultant.