Rural Planning - Recent Successes
With the election due on the 12th December, house building and planning legislation continues to be an important topic of discussion as the parties launch their separate manifestos.
In the continually changing environment of planning legislation, Butler Sherborn offers clear advice and assistance for your home, farm, estate or business.
Do not miss out on the planning potential at your property. With advice available for a range of services from regularising a current use or development, to maximising the potential of your property through the submission of planning applications for an assortment of projects.
Recent Successes
Butler Sherborn continue to submit a wide range of planning applications on behalf of clients located within the Cotswolds and surrounding regions.
Here is a summary of our recent successes:
Construction of a large equestrian building, to allow the expansion of the current equine livery business.Extension of a traditional Cotswold stone house, improving the accommodation offered to create a family home more suited to modern living requirements. Construction of a fitness studio, to allow the diversification of an existing farming business within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).Development of a large farm building within the Cotswolds AONB, to allow the establishment of a new livestock enterprise within an established farming business.Conversion of a holiday flat to allow the extension of a rural office in a village location.Development of a rural worker’s dwelling on a farm within the Cotswolds AONB, permitting the construction of a farm cottage for the next generation of the farming family. Development of an additional large livestock building for an established farming business in West Oxfordshire.A Certificate of Lawful Use was obtained for the use of an area of former agricultural land as a residential garden.
In addition to the above successes, Butler Sherborn are currently overseeing applications for a broad range of clients for varying residential, farm and equestrian projects.
If you are interested in finding out how Butler Sherborn could assist you further, call Jonathan Malings on 01285 883740, in confidence and without obligation.
Christmas In The Cotswolds
In December, the Cotswolds transforms into a festive wonderland, packed with Christmas events and festivities. Glide across the ice, sip wine at an award winning vineyard, sing along to carols, watch the town lights turn on, browse late-night shopping evenings, get creative at seasonal workshops, enjoy festive storytelling with Giffords Circus, and feel the thrill of Christmas racing at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Christmas In The Cotswolds
2025’s Best Sold Properties: Reflecting on an Exceptional Year of Sales
As 2025 draws to a close, Butler Sherborn is proud to reflect on what has been an incredibly successful year across the Cotswolds property market. Despite wider economic headwinds, demand for high-quality Cotswold homes has remained resilient, with buyers continuing to prioritise location, lifestyle and long-term value.
2025’s Best Sold Properties: Reflecting on an Exceptional Year of Sales
Market Comment
Despite the understandable inertia created by the Autumn Budget, November delivered a notably strong performance for Butler Sherborn, with over £11 million of quality Cotswold properties successfully sold. Buyer motivation was high throughout the month, with one in three viewings converting to an offer - the national average is about 10 viewings per offer.
Market Comment
Our Take on The Autumn Budget
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered Labour’s long-awaited Autumn Budget this afternoon. In recent months, speculation has been rife about significant changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and even the possible abolition of Principal Private Residence Relief for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when...
Our Take on The 2025 Budget
