Usually, when farmers are budgeting for a new farm building, they concentrate on the main costs such as groundwork, concrete, steel and labour. Costs such as planning permission and possible development contributions are often neglected or not given enough consideration.
On page four of this Focus, we look at the typical costs involved in obtaining planning permission, from what the county council charges to the planner’s costs. Some county councils have development contribution charges depending on the size of a proposed development. These charges vary from county to county. Before committing to a development, farmers should check with their local county council if they would be liable to pay the charge for their new building or existing buildings. On page five, we list the key aspects to consider when designing a farmyard to best utilise your new and existing buildings.
On pages six and seven, William Conlon visits a steel galvanising company and gives a rundown of the specifications required for steel to be approved for TAMS II grant aid. Similarly, on page eight, we outline how concrete slats have to be certified and approved by the Department to meet the specifications for TAMS II.
TAMS II approvals fiasco
TAMS II is the farm buildings grant scheme which opened last year. The scheme allows for a maximum grant of 60% for a young trained farmer or 40% for general applicants up to a ceiling of €80,000 for approved, completed and eligible expenditure.
The grant-aid ceiling doubles for farmers participating in a partnership. Approvals coming from the Department to start building work for TAMS II applications have been extremely slow and many farmers feel it is a fiasco at this stage.
As displayed in the timeline on the right, the first tranche of the scheme opened for applications last July. However, the majority of those applications have still not been approved to start building work.
The Irish Farmers Journal has received numerous calls from farmers who are extremely frustrated waiting on approvals to start work. For example, some of these farmers wanted to start building work months ago in order to have silage slabs in place and cured properly ahead of the silage season in June. It is too late now, so they will have to make bales instead this year which will cause more labour in the winter time at feed-out. Other farmers have had to renegotiate with banks, where credit has expired.
It is time now for the Department to approve all the eligible applications from the first and second tranches, so that farmers can start building work immediately. The inclusion of sheep-fencing investment items and a dedicated tillage scheme in the current tranche of TAMS II is crucial now for sheep and tillage farmers who have been neglected so far in TAMS II.
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To read the full Farm buildings focus, click here.
Usually, when farmers are budgeting for a new farm building, they concentrate on the main costs such as groundwork, concrete, steel and labour. Costs such as planning permission and possible development contributions are often neglected or not given enough consideration.
On page four of this Focus, we look at the typical costs involved in obtaining planning permission, from what the county council charges to the planner’s costs. Some county councils have development contribution charges depending on the size of a proposed development. These charges vary from county to county. Before committing to a development, farmers should check with their local county council if they would be liable to pay the charge for their new building or existing buildings. On page five, we list the key aspects to consider when designing a farmyard to best utilise your new and existing buildings.
On pages six and seven, William Conlon visits a steel galvanising company and gives a rundown of the specifications required for steel to be approved for TAMS II grant aid. Similarly, on page eight, we outline how concrete slats have to be certified and approved by the Department to meet the specifications for TAMS II.
TAMS II approvals fiasco
TAMS II is the farm buildings grant scheme which opened last year. The scheme allows for a maximum grant of 60% for a young trained farmer or 40% for general applicants up to a ceiling of €80,000 for approved, completed and eligible expenditure.
The grant-aid ceiling doubles for farmers participating in a partnership. Approvals coming from the Department to start building work for TAMS II applications have been extremely slow and many farmers feel it is a fiasco at this stage.
As displayed in the timeline on the right, the first tranche of the scheme opened for applications last July. However, the majority of those applications have still not been approved to start building work.
The Irish Farmers Journal has received numerous calls from farmers who are extremely frustrated waiting on approvals to start work. For example, some of these farmers wanted to start building work months ago in order to have silage slabs in place and cured properly ahead of the silage season in June. It is too late now, so they will have to make bales instead this year which will cause more labour in the winter time at feed-out. Other farmers have had to renegotiate with banks, where credit has expired.
It is time now for the Department to approve all the eligible applications from the first and second tranches, so that farmers can start building work immediately. The inclusion of sheep-fencing investment items and a dedicated tillage scheme in the current tranche of TAMS II is crucial now for sheep and tillage farmers who have been neglected so far in TAMS II.
Read more
To read the full Farm buildings focus, click here.
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