Wanting to develop or diversify?

Rural Futures provides specialist support to assist business start-up, business diversification and business expansion. We have a record of delivery of complex business and residential developments located within rural areas. Knowing where to get started, who to contact and what is required holds many back at critical stages in their business development. Our specialist team is on hand to help you through the process, and with many years of practical experience we have previously encountered many of the hurdles you face and successfully negotiated them.

Planning advice
We offer support through the complex planning process, which can save you time and money. We can assess planning policy implications, negotiate with the planning authorities, write design and access statements and detailed planning policy statements. We also provide detailed drawing services in house and through our associates. For rural locations planning often requires detailed supporting evidence. This may include ecological surveys, reviews of historic records, highways impact, landscape impact, noise and odour impact assessments. We provide all these services as a coordinated package tailored to individual client needs.

Grant funding
Rural Futures has an exceptional track record of finding and unlocking funding for rural business. We can provide full support for funding applications and the monitoring and reporting required. Funding opportunities constantly change and vary by sector and location, so each case needs to be treated individually. Over the last ten years we have drawn down over £10 million pounds of grant funding for rural enterprises. We have a track record of success in the following sectors:

• Rural workspace creation including manufacturing, office and home working.
• Farm diversification primarily associated with adding value to agricultural products.
• Food manufacturing.
• Tourism development.
• Environmental delivery