Author Archives: Debbie Garritty

Festive Fir Trees!

The Duchy of Lancaster was delighted to provide Christmas trees grown on its rural estates to local village halls, schools and churches once again this year. Organisations across our Cheshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire estates were amongst those who requested a fir tree for the festive season in December 2022, organised and delivered by the Duchy’s […]

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New Future For Old Buildings

An outline planning application is currently being prepared for permission to convert a traditional Dutch barn into a stylish and energy efficient residential dwelling. Situated on the Duchy’s Needwood Estate in Staffordshire, the barn currently sits adjacent to Forest Road Farmhouse. It was built in the 1920s but has, for several years, been used simply […]

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Protecting The Keep At Lancaster Castle

Planning approval and listed building consent has been awarded to the Duchy by the local planning authority for essential repair and maintenance works to the Medieval Keep at Lancaster Castle. The remedial works are designed to protect and preserve this national heritage asset, making the building wind and watertight. It includes essential roof repairs, repair […]

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Historic ‘Gateway to God’ Re-opened

The Duchy of Lancaster was pleased to support the reopening of a historic gateway leading to the 15th century Bede House in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in Higham Ferrers earlier this summer. The restored access will improve the pedestrian links between The Bede House and St Mary’s churchyard to Midland Road in the […]

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