Best Beech Hill, Wadhurst

Our planning team in Tunbridge Wells were approached by a landowner about the potential to achieve permission for a contemporary dwelling on a plot of land on the outskirts of […]

Land off Steyning Road, Ashurst

Land off Steyning Road, Ashurst Batcheller Monkhouse were instructed to submit a planning application for the conversion and extension of two traditional barns in Ashurst. The Project Our client requested […]

Lyde Green Farm, Bristol

Lyde Green Farm, Bristol Brief Batcheller Monkhouse was instructed to coordinate and prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment and socio-economic assessment of a greenfield development of 398 dwellings and associated open […]

Fulling Mill Farm, Surrey

Fulling Mill Farm, Surrey Brief Instructed to submit waste applications for the infilling of two quarries The Project Our client had purchased a farm which featured two large excavated areas. […]

Lurgashall, West Sussex

Lurgashall, West Sussex Brief Batcheller Monkhouse were asked for planning advice following our client’s receipt of an Enforcement Notice relating to unauthorised forestry development. Advice was also sought on additional […]

Heartenoak Meadows, Hawkhurst

Heartenoak Meadows, Hawkhurst The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured consent for a 28 unit scheme in Hawkhurst behalf of Millwood Homes. The planning statement included a full special circumstances case […]

Barn Farm, Chiddlingly

Barn Farm, Chiddingly, East Sussex The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured planning consent for a permanent agricultural worker dwelling in Chiddingly. An oak framed two storey family home was proposed […]

Little Teagues Farm

Little Teagues Farm, Scaynes Hill, West Sussex The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured the conversion of a large poultry shed to 5 dwellings utilising Class Q permitted development legislation. The […]

Coombe Farm, Saltdean

Coombe Farm, Saltdean, Brighton The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured consent for a 40 stall livery stables building in the South Down National Park. Extensive negotiation with the National Park […]

Rette Farm, Battle. Holiday Let Complex

Rette Farm, Netherfield, Battle, East Sussex The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured detailed planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion and redevelopment of a group of curtilage listed […]

Clarendon Drive, Rochester

Clarendon Drive, Rochester, Kent The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning team working with Offset Architects have assisted in securing full planning permission for a small scheme of 6 new dwellings on land […]

Homewood School Development

Land adjacent to Homewood School, Tenterden, Kent  The Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team working with Taylor Roberts Architects, secured detailed planning consent for a block of 9 apartments with parking and […]

Park Farm, Hellingly

Park Farm, Hellingly Developer – Catesby Estates BM Planning Team assisted Catesby Estates Plc in securing resolution to grant outline consent for 370 residential units at Park Farm Hellingly. This […]

Birchenbridge House | Brighton Road, Mannings Heath

Brief Instructed to submit a revised planning application and subsequent appeal for the residential conversion of a pool house and outbuildings in the rural area. The Project The site comprises […]

Southlands Farm Project | West Chiltington

Brief Batcheller Monkhouse was instructed to prepare a planning application for the change of use of and extension to a listed barn to form a wedding venue. Southlands Barn Wedding Venue […]

Wiltshire Farm Project | West Chiltington

Brief Batcheller Monkhouse was instructed to prepare a planning application for a new dwelling within the countryside as an alternative to a Class Q scheme. Project Class Q consent had […]

Home Farm | Dorking

Brief Our Planning Team were instructed to prepare a Planning Application for the conversion of and alterations to an agricultural building to form a studio/workshop (Class B1). The building is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt.    Site  The site comprises a largely redundant agricultural […]

Elbourne House

Brief Our Planning Team were instructed to prepare a Planning Application for the change of use of a cottage to form bed & breakfast accommodation and the erection of a […]

Manor of Dean | Tillington

Brief Our Planning Team were instructed to prepare a planning application, and subsequent appeal, for the conversion and extension of a former bull pen to form visitor accommodation. Project The bull pen and pheasantry buildings […]

Goldenlands Farm – Dorking

Our Planning Team were instructed to prepare various applications to support the diversification of Goldenlands Farm in Dorking. The Project: Goldenlands Farm is large and well-established farm on the edge of Dorking. The site […]

The Gin Kitchen

The Gin Kitchen, Goldenlands Farm, Dorking Change of use of and extension to a former agricultural building to form a micro-distillery, tasting room and shop. Our Planning Team were instructed […]

Preston Hall Farm

Batcheller Monkhouse was instructed to prepare an Environmental Statement for a proposed residential development on 5.2 hectares of farmland. The site formed part of the North East Bexhill Development Area […]

Commercial Fishery

A client instructed us prior to considering various options for generating an income from his extensive land parcels. The land was in the countryside, entirely comprising greenfield land but was […]

Residential Permitted Development

Identifying opportunities to secure an uplift in the value of land and property prior to sale. The permitted development regime allows for a certain amount of development to take place […]

Cookery School

An application to convert and extend a traditional barn on a working farm to create a cookery school required especially sensitive handling. Situated in the Green Belt and near a […]

Shepherd Huts

We helped one farming client to capitalise on the current glamping craze by first helping to secure planning permission for two Shepherd Huts on their land and then obtained grant […]

Equestrian Arena

Our client runs commercial stables, a riding school and some holiday lets on a farm at the top of the North Downs and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. […]

Change of Use

Applying for Change of Use on existing agricultural buildings and yard area to a bespoke Class B2 (General Industrial) use. Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team secured planning permission for circa 800sqm of […]

Fairfax Lodge and Mews Houses, Tunbridge Wells

Fairfax Lodge and Mews Houses, Tunbridge Wells This development in the centre of Tunbridge Wells came forward in two phases. Firstly, planning consent was obtained for the conversion and extension […]

Care Home Extension

Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team has secured permission for a care home extension of 24-bedrooms at an existing facility in Tenterden, Kent. We worked closely with Mark Horner Architects and the […]

School Development

Batcheller Monkhouse Planning Team have worked with Callison RTKL/Arcadis and London Borough of Hillingdon on their plans for expansion of  Vyners School Development in Ickenham. Moving from a 6FE to […]

Cookswood Quarry

Our client purchased Cookswood Quarry, a 45-hectare, fully-worked quarry and secured planning permission for 150 holiday homes, a spa, restaurant and activity lake. This was no mean feat. The site […]

Tenterden Development Land

Tenterden Development Land – Batcheller Monkhouse was instructed to act on behalf of the principal landowner on a site in Tenterden, Kent. We quickly recognised that establishing a consortium of neighbouring […]