Planning

Durrants are well placed to carry out Estate Management for a range of clients, whether it is a single field that you own or a complex property with a range of commercial, agricultural and residential tenants.

Class Q Conversion of Agricultural Buildings

Converting a barn into a residential dwelling is less complicated than it used to be due to changes in planning law and new permitted development rights. However, there are still a number of criteria that need to be met, as well as complying with general planning regulations. Durrants can take you through this entire process step-by-step and have a highly successful track record for obtaining approval for Class Q consent for the change of use to residential dwellings.

Talk to our team about how we can help you with your Agricultural planning and development requirements.

Planning

Durrants are well placed to carry out Estate Management for a range of clients, whether it is a single field that you own or a complex property with a range of commercial, agricultural and residential tenants.

Class Q Conversion of Agricultural Buildings

Converting a barn into a residential dwelling is less complicated than it used to be due to changes in planning law and new permitted development rights. However, there are still a number of criteria that need to be met, as well as complying with general planning regulations. Durrants can take you through this entire process step-by-step and have a highly successful track record for obtaining approval for Class Q consent for the change of use to residential dwellings.

Talk to our team about how we can help you with your Agricultural planning and development requirements.

Durrants Building Consultancy

From detailed planning applications to strategic policy advice, our team has a proven track record of securing planning approvals for a range of developments in the commercial sector.

Strategic Residential and Commercial Development

Strategic development carries potentially great rewards for our clients but also considerable risks. It is all about putting the best team together for your needs, taking maximum advantage of the opportunity whilst limiting your risks and cost. Our Agricultural and Building Consultancy teams at Durrants work with landowners who are considering their site’s potential for large scale strategic mixed residential and commercial developments.

Planning at a strategic level requires specialist input in a number of areas which our experienced teams will co-ordinate. We advise on the mechanism either to help an owner to promote their own land or to harness promoters or developers through the use of option agreements, promotion agreements or conditional contracts to promote the land either in isolation or jointly with other owners within a target area. We have the expertise and the market knowledge to project manage the process of land promotion and with our breadth of experience we have a wide range of preferred advisors and environmental consultants with specialism in this field who working alongside our in-house team.

We will provide advice and assist with the following; identification of development potential, strategic planning and development advice, project management and planning promotion, development/promotion partner selection, landowner collaboration and equalisation agreements, options and other forms of promotional agreements and land sales once consent has been obtained.

Promotion and Option Agreements

Durrants has extensive experience in advising landowners directly on the promotion of development sites. We can also identify suitable development partners who would bear the costs of promotion and work in collaboration with us and our landowning clients. This can be achieved through options, promotion agreements or joint ventures, depending on the particular requirements of the client and the project. Successfully promoting development sites relies on good timing, strong project management and an expert team of professional advisers. Our Agricultural and Planning and Building Consultancy teams have a wealth of experience in promoting land for development and in successfully securing planning permissions.

Permission for Agricultural Buildings and Permitted Development

Not all development requires planning permission and our team has expert knowledge on the latest permitted development legislation and case law that could help you carry out structural changes, such as a variety of alterations, extensions, development of outbuildings or change of use of buildings to a variety of uses including residential, office, leisure and retail. However, if you are looking to construct a larger agricultural building, which is outside the permitted development criteria, we have vast experience in obtaining full planning consent for a variety of agricultural buildings to meet the needs of a modern farming business. Recent projects include new livestock and grain stores, machinery store sheds and processing and packaging warehouses.

Agricultural Occupancy Conditions

Our experienced team can assist with obtaining planning consent to build new agricultural-tied houses and, more often in recent years, assisting clients with having the agricultural ties removed.

Strategic Residential and Commercial Development

Strategic development carries potentially great rewards for our clients but also considerable risks. It is all about putting the best team together for your needs, taking maximum advantage of the opportunity whilst limiting your risks and cost. Our Agricultural and Building Consultancy teams at Durrants work with landowners who are considering their site’s potential for large scale strategic mixed residential and commercial developments.

Planning at a strategic level requires specialist input in a number of areas which our experienced teams will co-ordinate. We advise on the mechanism either to help an owner to promote their own land or to harness promoters or developers through the use of option agreements, promotion agreements or conditional contracts to promote the land either in isolation or jointly with other owners within a target area. We have the expertise and the market knowledge to project manage the process of land promotion and with our breadth of experience we have a wide range of preferred advisors and environmental consultants with specialism in this field who working alongside our in-house team.

We will provide advice and assist with the following; identification of development potential, strategic planning and development advice, project management and planning promotion, development/promotion partner selection, landowner collaboration and equalisation agreements, options and other forms of promotional agreements and land sales once consent has been obtained.

Promotion and Option Agreements

Durrants has extensive experience in advising landowners directly on the promotion of development sites. We can also identify suitable development partners who would bear the costs of promotion and work in collaboration with us and our landowning clients. This can be achieved through options, promotion agreements or joint ventures, depending on the particular requirements of the client and the project. Successfully promoting development sites relies on good timing, strong project management and an expert team of professional advisers. Our Agricultural and Planning and Building Consultancy teams have a wealth of experience in promoting land for development and in successfully securing planning permissions.

Permission for Agricultural Buildings and Permitted Development

Not all development requires planning permission and our team has expert knowledge on the latest permitted development legislation and case law that could help you carry out structural changes, such as a variety of alterations, extensions, development of outbuildings or change of use of buildings to a variety of uses including residential, office, leisure and retail. However, if you are looking to construct a larger agricultural building, which is outside the permitted development criteria, we have vast experience in obtaining full planning consent for a variety of agricultural buildings to meet the needs of a modern farming business. Recent projects include new livestock and grain stores, machinery store sheds and processing and packaging warehouses.

Agricultural Occupancy Conditions

Our experienced team can assist with obtaining planning consent to build new agricultural-tied houses and, more often in recent years, assisting clients with having the agricultural ties removed.

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MCIAT
Surveyor and Senior Architectural Technologist
Property Specialist
Marketing Executive
NAEA
New Homes Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Agricultural Secretary
Branch Manager - Diss
MARLA
Residential Lettings Manager - Diss and Harleston
MRICS
Director and Head of Building Consultancy
Guest Service Advisor and Administrator
Agricultural Secretary
Holiday Cottages Manager
Senior Property Consultant
Commercial Surveyor
Assistant Branch Manager
BSc (Hons) FRICS FAAV
Director, Head of Agricultural, Head of Property Auctions
Finance Manager
Property Specialist
Guest Service Advisor and Accounts Administrator
MSc CEng MICE MIStructE MRICS FAAV
Agricultural and Commercial Specialist
FRICS FAAV
Chartered Surveyor
Administration and HR
MNAEA
Residential Area Manager
Guest Services Advisor and Administrator
MNAEA
Residential Sales Manager - Southwold
Marketing Manager - Holiday Cottages
Residential Sales Manager
BA (Arch) DipArch RIBA ARB
Chartered Architect
MNAEA
Senior Valuer - Beccles
MSc MRTPI AssocRICS
Senior Planner and Development Surveyor
Residential Sales Adviser
MA Hons
Residential Area Manager
Sales Manager
Property Specialist
LLb MRICS FAAV
Rural/Valuation Surveyor
Agricultural Secretary
Agricultural Secretary
MARLA
Area Lettings Manager
Property Specialist
Residential Sales Manager
Office Administration Manager
Agricultural Consultant and Trainee Surveyor
Residential Assistant Sales Manager
MARLA
Residential Lettings Manager - Beccles and Southwold
Property Specialist
MARLA, MNAEA
Managing Director and Head of Residential Services

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