Pitchcott Farm – Courtyard Redevelopment Redeveloping a redundant Victorian courtyard into a multifaceted rural hub centred around nature connectivity, education, and wellbeing. Project Particulars Client: Private Landowner Location: Buckinghamshire Pitchcott Farm is a 160-acre grassland holding in Buckinghamshire with a disused Victorian stable yard and two adjacent concrete-framed agricultural buildings. Whislt historically, the business has […]
Agricultural Building to Commercial Use – Class R Many farms have outdated, redundant or underutilised agricultural buildings due to changing circumstances or modernisation of machinery. These buildings are often a farmers first consideration towards asset diversification. Often, the physical conversion of agricultural buildings to suit commercial use is considered unexpected. As such, the conversion of […]
Crendon Barn – Commercial Refurbishment One of our clients had a dilapidated, poorly utilised Crendon barn, historically used for hay and straw storage. This building was quickly identified as an opportunity to expand their commercial lettings enterprise and generate further income. Due to Covid-19 and associated increases in material prices, it was found that the […]
Separating Farm from Commercial Traffic When we were contacted by a family run farm on the urban fringe in Buckinghamshire for some wider diversification strategy advice and consultancy, the most significant pain point was clearly evident as traffic and logistics. Although the farming family had already begun several successful diversification enterprises, prior to implementing a […]
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