Farm Planning Consultants in West Sussex
Farmland with a future in West Sussex
West Sussex has some of the most productive soils in the south, from the horticulture of the coastal plain to the mixed farms of the Low Weald. Maybe you want new glasshouses, a grain store, a farm office or a barn converted for business use. A farm planning consultant in West Sussex helps you make that plan happen.
What holds Sussex farmers back
The South Downs National Park runs the length of the county, the High Weald reaches in from the north east and Chichester Harbour is a protected landscape in its own right. In recent years water neutrality restrictions in the north of the county held up development for farms and villages alike. Farmers have spent too long waiting on rules that keep changing and on officers who see farm buildings as a problem rather than a necessity.
The farm planning partner you need
We know how frustrating it is to watch a sound business plan stall in the planning queue. Foxes Rural works only for farmers and landowners. We use agricultural permitted development, Class Q, Class R and full planning, and we know how to present a farming case to a National Park and to district councils. Our approval rate is 95%.
3 steps to your permission
- Give us a call on 01206 481981. Explain the farm and the project.
- We design the strategy. We check landscape, water and heritage issues and choose the strongest route.
- We take the strain. We prepare, submit and negotiate until you have an answer.
Where we work in West Sussex
- Chichester
- Horsham
- Mid Sussex
- Arun
- Adur and Worthing
- The South Downs National Park
- Chichester Harbour National Landscape
- The High Weald National Landscape
- The Arun and Rother valleys
We help farms near Chichester, Midhurst, Petworth, Pulborough, Storrington, Steyning, Henfield, Horsham, Billingshurst, Haywards Heath, Cuckfield, Burgess Hill and Selsey, and we know the farming world that gathers at Ardingly for the South of England Show.
A county of famous estates
West Sussex is home to estates and growers known far beyond the county. Goodwood runs one of the largest organic farms in lowland England, Nyetimber near West Chiltington helped launch English sparkling wine, the Knepp Estate became famous for its rewilding and the Cowdray Estate has farmed around Midhurst for generations. Every one of them has needed planning consent to change and grow. So does your farm.
Planning is our specialism
West Sussex landowners commonly use firms such as Henry Adams, Strutt & Parker, Savills, Knight Frank and Batcheller Monkhouse. Foxes Rural offers something more focused: we work only on farm and rural planning, so your case gets a specialist's full attention.
What a refusal costs
In the National Park a refusal can shape decisions on your land for years, and building without the right consent can lead to enforcement. Lost time means lost income.
The result you are after
Picture new buildings in place, a converted barn earning rent and a farm business ready for the next 20 years. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 to get started.
West Sussex Farms, Approval Made Simpler
From the coastal plain to the Low Weald, we help West Sussex farmers and estates get the permissions they need. Call Foxes Rural on 01206 481981 to talk it through.
