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Stephen Firmin talks about the Biodiversity Net Gain requirements which will become compulsory for all planning permissions granted in England from November 2023. Any landowner with future proposals either for development...

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Stephen Firmin and Fiona Gibson talk about conservation covenants and how they can be used to support the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain. Conservation covenants came into being under the...

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The Agricultural Law Association (ALA) is devoted to the law and business of the countryside. It has a wide membership of professionals from across the agricultural sector, including lawyers, surveyors,...

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Stephen Firmin of Thompson Smith and Puxon Solicitors talks about some of the “do’s and dont’s” of renting out farm buildings. There are over 100,000 farms in this country, but...

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Stephen Firmin, Head of Agriculture at leading regional law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon, discusses the installation of solar farms on agricultural land. As the quickest trawl of the farming...

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Stephen Firmin of Thompson Smith and Puxon Solicitors talk about the increasing use of promotion agreements in connection with the sale of land for development We are finding that instead of...

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