Decision details

RESOLVED that:

(i)     the tenancy of Furze Barton Farm, Ashreigney be offered to Mr DF and Ms SH on the subject to contract terms and conditions proposed;

(ii)    the tenant of Ten Oaks Farm, Roborough be required to surrender his tenancy of the holding and the County Council accept the short notice of surrender;

(iii)   Ten Oaks Farm, Roborough be advertised to let on the open market to new entrants as a starter farm for a term of seven years commencing 25 March 2025 and terminating 25 March 2032, subject to terms being agreed; and

(iv)  Landlord’s consent be granted for the new tenant of Furze Barton Farm, Ashreigney to cover over an open silage clamp and adjacent feed yard, such consent to be subject to the net of grant cost to the tenant being written down in value to £100 on a straight-line basis over a life expectancy of 25 years for a galvanised iron building or 20 years for a painted steel building.

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