Do farmers need to worry about compulsory purchase by Natural England?

This is a rough cut video version of the Farm Gate podcast. To listen to the edited audio programme, search for ‘Farm Gate’ wherever you get your podcasts.

Many farmers have been dismayed by a clause in the UK Planning and Infrastructure Bill that will give Natural England the power to acquire farmland compulsorily to meet nature recovery objectives. The concern has been heightened further because compulsory purchase prices will exclude ‘hope value’.

ffinlo Costain is joined by Rob Hindle from Rural Solutions and Gabriel Connor-Streich from Greenshank Environmental.

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