Nick Gallent is Professor of Housing and Planning and Head of the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London, UK.Iqbal Hamiduddin is Lecturer in Transport Planning and Housing and Director of the MSc in Housing and City Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Meri Juntti is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law and Politics at Middlesex University London, UK.Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate and Director of the MSc in International Real Estate and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Phoebe Stirling is a PhD student and research assistant at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Changing Nature of Investment in Rural Assets.- 3. Assessing the Impacts of Investment.- 4. Land-use Continuity – Farmland and Old Wineries.- 5. Land-use Transformations - Leisure, Bio-Energy and New Wineries.- 6. Conclusions.

Nick Gallent is Professor of Housing and Planning and Head of the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London, UK.Iqbal Hamiduddin is Lecturer in Transport Planning and Housing and Director of the MSc in Housing and City Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Meri Juntti is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law and Politics at Middlesex University London, UK.Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate and Director of the MSc in International Real Estate and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Phoebe Stirling is a PhD student and research assistant at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Changing Nature of Investment in Rural Assets.- 3. Assessing the Impacts of Investment.- 4. Land-use Continuity – Farmland and Old Wineries.- 5. Land-use Transformations - Leisure, Bio-Energy and New Wineries.- 6. Conclusions.

Nick Gallent is Professor of Housing and Planning and Head of the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London, UK.Iqbal Hamiduddin is Lecturer in Transport Planning and Housing and Director of the MSc in Housing and City Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Meri Juntti is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law and Politics at Middlesex University London, UK.Nicola Livingstone is Lecturer in Real Estate and Director of the MSc in International Real Estate and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.Phoebe Stirling is a PhD student and research assistant at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Changing Nature of Investment in Rural Assets.- 3. Assessing the Impacts of Investment.- 4. Land-use Continuity – Farmland and Old Wineries.- 5. Land-use Transformations - Leisure, Bio-Energy and New Wineries.- 6. Conclusions.