Defra and the RPA have produced an online calculator that shows how your BPS payments may decrease over the agricultural transitional period

A new class for permitted development rights has been agreed, which will allow the change of use from commercial, business use and service use (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) without requiring full planning consent.

As we continue the roadmap out of lock down and more businesses re-open, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with local authorities to carry out spot checks and inspections on local businesses.

The application window for the derogations, which allows farmers to use a higher limit of up to 250kg of nitrogen per hectare for nitrogen from grazing livestock manure, is usually open for applications between 1st October and 31st December.

The Environment Agency are carrying out work in the area using satellite imagery and computer modelling to determine which fields are most at risk of soil erosion and runoff, and therefore sources of diffuse pollution in the Wye, Lugg, and their tributaries.