Old barns and grain stores can make profi table conversions
lations and conditions, plus make navigating the system more cost- ly, complicated and slower.
a small profi t on a massive turno- ver from crops and livestock. Even if you’re a long way from a centre of population, but just near a busy road, it may be that someone in your area is looking for storage or a place to park their lorries.
Future-proofing While it’s understandable that some farmers are delaying big
decisions and any major spend- ing ahead of Brexit, putting up and converting buildings can bring op- portunities now and pave the way for additional ones in the future. It could future-proof your business against whatever Brexit might bring – regardless of whether ag- riculture’s prosperity rises, stays the same or falls.
The lenient treatment agricul- ture currently receives in terms of
planning and development com- pared with other industries is justifi ed because it boosts the vi- ability of farms and estates and fosters rural communities – but farmers can’t take this for granted as a change of government could threaten it. It’s not impossible that all agri- cultural buildings could be subject to full planning rules in the future, which would mean far more regu-
Be flexible With any new building project, factoring in fl exibility is key. You might be putting up a building for 30 years or more so, as well as en- suring it has a low environmental impact, think carefully about its layout, size and location in relation to access and livestock and ma- chinery movements. Run though all the scenarios about what might happen if your enterprises change and if you want to use that build- ing for something else. I have never come across a farmer in my consultancy career of 25-plus years who has regret- ted putting up a building – and there’s never been a better time than now, so farmers should seize the moment.
Matthew Berryman is a direc- tor at farm business consultants and land agents CLM (Complete Land Management). For details, call 01892 770339 or visit ww-
w.c-l-m.co.uk.
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