We are experts in Rural Britain and can help you understand it, plan it and manage it; to develop business, housing and tourism within it, to improve its sustainability and to build social, environmental and economic well-being.
At Rural Innovation we increase the value and benefits that our clients derive from their investment in rural Britain.
We help our clients maximise the value that they derive from their investment in land, property and communities. Our focus is on delivering sustainable rural growth which makes rural areas better places to live, visit and do business.
We offer a range of skills to our clients. Our team includes Chartered Surveyors, Planners, Housing Officers, Environmentalists, Economic Development and Transport specialists, ICT and Communications specialists and former local government officers.
You can see what our clients think about Rural Innovation's work by reviewing their endorsements on our Linked In pages.
We work with land and property owners to help them maximise the return they get from their assets. We help with Blue Sky thinking, produce Development and Stewardship Strategies, assess the feasibility of development opportunities and provide specific development advice and planning services.
We
work with business to promote, develop and deliver rural workspace
schemes, food halls, farm shops, branded food products, events and PR
and promotional schemes.
We provide strategic and specific
planning advice and produce supporting demand appraisals, feasibility
studies and justification statements for planning applications, submissions and representations.
We
work with communitiesand community organisations to enable Neighbourhood Planning, support community development, get communities connected and help them to influence policy and decisions which affect their place, and to attract funding.
We are specialists in the application of public policy to rural areas. We deliver work for national and local government, for non-departmental government bodies, membership, civic and community organisations. This includes:
Economic Development and Regeneration Strategies
Housing Strategies
Research studies on rural housing, innovation, competitiveness, economic well-being, sustainable communities, natural tourism, coastal towns, community led planning and renewable energy
Planning Strategies and research studies to support Local Development Frameworks
Employment Land Studies and Retail Assessments
Programme Evaluation and Project Appraisals
Design and development of Regeneration and Rural Development Programmes