Wilson Fearnall appoints qualified rural surveyor and valuer as team expands.
Shropshire based Rural Property and Compulsory Purchase experts, Wilson Fearnall, has announced the appointment of a qualified Rural Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered valuer as its experienced team expands.
Established in 2012, Wilson Fearnall is a firm of Chartered Surveyors and Planning Consultants offering practical, straightforward advice to a range of private and corporate land and property owners, developers, businesses, and communities on a diverse range of property matters. Wilson Fearnall has been involved with some of the largest energy & infrastructure projects across the UK including HS2, Heathrow Runway Expansion and numerous offshore wind farm projects.
As its experienced team continues to expand, Wilson Fearnall has appointed Ellen Plowright as a fully qualified Rural Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered valuer. Ellen has experience working with farmers and rural businesses and has a detailed knowledge of complex compulsory purchase matters.

Graduating from Shropshire’s class leading Harper Adams University in 2018, with a First Class Degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management, Ellen became a Member of the RICS and Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2019. Ellen lives on her family’s arable and beef farm in south Shropshire, her practical agricultural background gives her a deeper understanding of the industry and has inspired her to support other farming businesses through her work.
Ellen enjoys being out in the countryside and the variety of work as a surveyor as well as the constant need to be practical and good at problem solving. She comments: “I am excited to join Wilson Fearnall and am looking forward to supporting our existing and new clients on a broad range of rural business and farming matters, from business planning and grant applications to all sorts of diversification projects and compensation issues”.
Managing Director of Wilson Fearnall, Richard Fearnall, is looking forward to the knowledge enthusiasm that Ellen will bring to the firm. He commented: “Ellen really understands farming businesses, the people in the sector and what drives the industry. We are lucky to have her on board and I am sure she will deliver outstanding support to all of our clients”.
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