Deadline nears for countryside bursary
Applications to win the use of a Land Rover Discovery Commercial or Discovery Sport from The Prince’s Countryside Fund close on 30 April. Now in its fifth year, the Fund’s partnership with Land Rover was set up to help rural businesses of the future. The bursary has already supported 20 rural professionals and reinforces the […]
Planning rules hamper rural development
Rural businesses still face barriers to housing and economic development in the countryside, say landowners. Despite government attempts to make the planning system more streamlined and efficient, the Country Land and Business Association say it is still difficult to get permission to develop land. The CLA which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses surveyed its members about their […]
