Farm Planning Consultants in the North East
Hill farms, lowland farms and big ambitions in the North East
Farming in Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Valley is hard work in a demanding landscape. You want buildings that stand up to the weather, a way to bring old stone barns back into use and new income to keep the farm going. A farm planning consultant in the North East can help you get the approvals that make it possible.
A system that slows good farmers down
North East farmers face long distances, stretched planning departments and some of England's most protected countryside, from Northumberland National Park to the North Pennines. Councils can ask for heritage, ecology and landscape evidence that adds months to a simple application, then refuse on a technicality. It leaves farmers frustrated and businesses stuck. Farmers who keep these uplands alive deserve support, not obstruction.
Planning experts who stand with you
We understand how isolating it can be when the council seems set against your plans. Foxes Rural is a specialist rural planning consultancy trusted by North East farmers. We focus on agricultural permitted development, Class Q and Class R conversions and full planning, and we know how to present a farm case in protected upland landscapes. Our 95% approval rate comes from doing the groundwork properly from day one.
How it works
- Get in touch on 01206 481981. Tell us what your North East farm needs.
- Receive a clear plan. We set out the planning route and the evidence it requires.
- We deal with the planners. You get on with farming while we push for a decision.
North East farming districts we cover
- Northumberland and the Cheviots
- Tynedale and Hadrian's Wall country
- Coquetdale and Alnwick
- Berwick upon Tweed and north Northumberland
- County Durham
- Weardale and Teesdale
- Darlington and the Tees lowlands
- Stockton and the Tees Valley
- The Hartlepool fringe
- Gateshead and the rural Tyne valley
Our consultants support farmers around Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnwick, Hexham, Berwick upon Tweed, Durham, Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle, Darlington, Stockton on Tees and Consett, and we know a farming community proud of events such as the Northumberland County Show and the Stokesley and Wolsingham shows.
Upland farming at its toughest and best
The North East's farming is built on hill sheep, suckler herds and mixed lowland farms, with traditional estates and family farming partnerships keeping the Cheviots, the Pennines and the Tees valley working. Those businesses need buildings that cope with the weather and the freedom to diversify, just as you do.
The right adviser for the job
North East farmers can choose from advisers including GSC Grays, youngsRPS, Acorus, The Rural Planning Co and The Rural Planning Practice. Foxes Rural is different because we do nothing but farm planning, so every hour we spend is on getting your approval over the line.
What waiting costs you
Stock housed in outdated buildings, barns slowly falling down and income left on the table. And an application made without the right advice can be refused, making the next one harder.
Your success story
Picture a farm with sound buildings, new income from old barns and a secure future for your family. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 and let us start today.
Farm Planning Help Across the North East
From the Cheviots to the Tees, we help North East farmers win the planning permission they need. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 and let us take the council work off your hands.
