The Government has formally committed to an outright ban on fracking in National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in a

The RPA have commenced the registration of users for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) via the new online facility.  Many had been led to believe that a general notification

Having received planning permission for a second wind turbine in August the Ellis family have taken just three months to install and commission the  machine. Completion of turbine one

Just over 12  months from Torridge District Councils decision to refuse a planning application for a single turbine on farmland Southwest of Bideford, North Devon, the Planning Inspectorate have allowed

With the next round of reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) due to take effect at the start of 2015, the Secretary of State for Environment Food and

Wilson Fearnall have successfully overseen the planning and installation of another farm scale wind turbine at Mr & Mrs Ellis's Ty Isa Farm, just outside Cerrigydrudion near Corwen in

Today provisions that will allow agricultural buildings to be converted into residential dwellings under the General Permitted Development Order (permitted developments do not need full planning approval) came into

DECC have announced that a consultation promised by Energy Minister Greg Barker into Feed in Tariff support for smaller AD units will not now go ahead. It had been

A recent article in the Telegraph sums up the current situation very well.

Late on Friday night Ofgem published the revised Feed in Tariff rates that will apply to all non-solar technology from April 2014. As expected the full 20% degression rate

Today, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will launch a White Paper on the EU’s 2030 Climate and Energy Package. This will contain recommendations for Europe’s climate and energy targets

The On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion Fund has been developed to help farmers in England get financial support to build small-scale AD plants on their farms.  The fund is aimed at