New Planning Permission Guidelines Published by CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has published new expert guidance on planning law, in relation to the keeping of horses and ponies.
The association, which represents more than 30,000 rural landowners across England and Wales, have made the CLA Guidance Note downloadable from their website.
The Guidance will assist all horse owners, whether their focus is recreational or commercial on planning rules in England and Wales, who are looking to establish new stables, indoor or outdoor riding arenas, jumps, cross-country courses or lighting.
Designed to be relevant to individuals, as well as those running riding schools, livery and racing stables and stud farms, the CLA Guidance Note is a “one-stop shop” for planning and equine issues.
The legal difference between grazing and keeping, mobile feed shelters, permitted development rights, concealed development, planning policy and the decision-making process, are among the many issues explored in detail.
Fenella Collins, Head of Planning at the CLA, said:
It is sometimes difficult to navigate the rules around planning and there are additional layers of complexity once horses and ponies are added to the equation. Whether development is being considered in relation to keeping horses for agricultural, commercial or recreational reasons, the guidance will be of huge assistance.”
Regardless of the number of acres owned, CLA membership provides rural knowledge and advice from a range of experts in planning, legal, tax, agriculture, diversification, access, environment and land-use, infrastructure and utilities and property management. Find out more about the benefits of membership here:www.cla.org.uk/why-join-cla.
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