Agricultural Justification Statements

Whether you plan to erect a new agricultural building for livestock or storage, polytunnels, cold storage buildings, a rural workers’ dwelling, a temporary agricultural workers’ dwelling, or incorporate a new land management project, we can write an Agricultural Justification Statement as a component of your Planning Application which depicts your vision and intent with relevant calculations for livestock numbers, feed, and agricultural machinery storage.

Agricultural Statements

We assist in the preparation of agricultural statements as a key component of a planning application or prior approval application to allow those in the planning departments to better assess the proposed application before the Council to ensure it meets statutory and national requirements regarding animal welfare, storage requirements, and safe handling space. Agricultural statements are also instrumental in:

• Making sound financing and investment decisions
• Assisting in the determination of Planning Applications and performance measures for the overall analysis of an agricultural business
• Serving as a foundation for developing future budgets and planning

Horticultural Development

Prism Agriculture is familiar with most modern procedures and application methods, which are often integral to present-day horticultural practices. As such, we can draft Agricultural Justification Statements which clearly state the unique systems and processes employed on your farm as a component of your planning applications.

Whether you are planning to erect new horticultural development in the form of agricultural buildings, polytunnels, agricultural cold storage buildings, or plant rooms for fertiliser, Prism Agriculture is standing by to assist you in drawing up the necessary Agricultural Justification Statements.

Orchard Planting

Prism Agriculture, working alongside the UK’s leading fruit tree raiser, provides guidance in orchard planting to assure your success in managing the high level of on-going care today’s orchards demand. We assist in all aspects of orchard planting to include:

• pre-planting soil testing
• selecting the varieties most suitable for your particular soil type
• planning for increased planting densities
• understanding the evolution in equipment necessary to maximise your crops’ yields

Soil Testing

As part of our full spectrum consultation services, Prism Agriculture offers soil testing services that measure your land’s nutrient-holding ability and provide the foundation for sound land management decisions.

During our site visit, we will collect soil samples, plant tissues, or water for independent analysis via a UKAS accredited and Defra approved laboratory. The results of our soil testing will provide you with the soil pH and determine the required application of N, P, K, and Mg, as well as recommendations for required agricultural lime application to balance any soil acidity.