The barn to the right of the farmhouse could become holiday cottages. Pic: Armitstead Barnett. Botany Bay owner Tim Knowles has lodged plans to convert form
Six parts of Preston’s history and heritage we as a city could make more ofPreston’s unique bus stop and the history behind itBotany Bay owner Tim Knowles has lodged plans to convert former barns and pigsties into holiday cottages on his Chipping dairy farm.
He bought the farm in 2022 when the family who had farmed the land for several generations decided to sell up. It is still runs as a commercial dairy farm, but Mr Knowles is seeking to convert some of the old buildings which are no longer used in the commercial running of the business.
Controversially for some, Defra Secretary Steve Reed recently suggested that diversification was key for farmers as they sought to cope with reducing farm support payments post-Brexit and Government-led inheritance tax reforms, which the National Farmers’ Union claims is an attack on family farming businesses.Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.
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