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29th Jul 2025

Limited Viable Grid Connections Challenge Renewable Energy Sector

Grid Reform is continuing to challenge the renewable energy sector with new viable grid connections becoming increasingly scarce. The changes have created some opportunities though with smaller projects under 5MW now being exempt from requiring a Transmission Impact Assessment (TIA). This has simplified the grid application process for sites under 5MW which should allow projects […]

29th Jul 2025

New Team Members at Howie Kent and Co

We would like introduce two new team members to Howie, Kent & Co. Joe Langley joins us as our new Graduate Surveyor, following his Master’s degree in Rural Estate and Land Management at Harper Adams University. Emily Cobb is our 2025/2026 placement student, also studying at Harper Adams. They are getting stuck in to their […]

21st Jul 2025

Infrastructure Impacts on Hyperscale Data Centre and Large Developments

“We need a cable from point A to point B and we are not sure who owns the land in between or how much it will cost, or if we can even get an agreement with them.” This is a question that HK&Co’s team of agents that handle infrastructure projects are increasingly being asked. So […]

15th Jul 2025

New Sites Needed to Meet Poultry Production Demands

In the UK, there’s a significant change happening with chicken stocking density on broiler sites. The industry is moving from a standard of 38kg/m2 to a lower 30kg/m2. That means to produce the same amount of chicken, this country needs more chicken sheds! Using our Geographic Information System (GIS) we’ve been able to identify the […]

14th Jul 2025

Farewell to Placement Student Harry

On behalf of all of us at Howie Kent and Co we’d like to say a big thank you to Harry Pennington for all the help support and laughter over the last year on his placement year. We wish Harry all the best with his last year of study at Harper Adams University. Harry truly […]

24th Jun 2025

Increased Appetite in Power Purchase Agreements

As the availability for viable grid connections become increasingly scarce, opportunities around private wire projects, known as Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s) are becoming increasingly more interesting for landowners, high energy users and developers. Projects can range from 500kW (circa 1.5 acres) to 20MW (circa 60 acres) and can be solar and battery or just solar. […]

11th Jun 2025

Proud to support Harper Adams Rowing Club

Howie, Kent and Co have been delighted to sponsor Harper Adams Rowing Club for the last 12 months. Our current placement student Harry Pennington has undertaken the club president role for the last year and the club has gone from strength to strength. Alongside the teams other sponsors, we have help fund next year’s activities, […]

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5th Jun 2025

Save on Overheads with Rural Commercial Units in Essex & Cambridgeshire

With overheads rising month on month more businesses across the South-East are exploring ways to cut costs – one of the most effective is rethinking the location of your business or splitting out your warehousing/office space. If you’re searching for commercial properties to rent do not overlook rural sites. From farm units to rent to […]

15th May 2025

More Resource for On-Shore Wind Development Sites

On shore wind development is gathering momentum and our developer clients are starting to increase resource on securing sites. There will clearly be a short period of time during which the limited number of viable sites in the English countryside are progressed. The key difference with what will unfold over the next couple of years, […]

18th Dec 2024

Christmas Greetings

We would like to take the opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas and best wishes for 2025. Reflecting on the last 12 months, we have been grateful for the support of our clients and followers as we strive to create opportunities for our clients on both the professional and commercial side of our […]

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