How to get planning permission to build a house in an agricultural field

[milanbenes]

good on them

the only way to reduce house prices is to let people build

and good on the ones who have a vision, a plan, patience, persistence, success

Milan.

[Snooky]

This happened on a farm plot 10 miles away from me. Only 5 acres, chap moved on and build a barn and kept chickens, , moved in on a caravan, next sage build a double farmhouse. Sold off half the farm and stared all over again, currently no farm in production.

Not quite the same thing but part of our village is in an AONB and there's one property where they slowly got various planning permissions to add living facilities to a large garage, then convert it to a fully habitable building, then they sold it off as a separate property. Then they got more permission to build another large garage/workshop thing on their remaining land and have since applied to play the same game with that. Luckily our parish council watch planning applications very closely and have successfully managed to get 3 or 4 separate applications denied. I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time before the owners come up with some proposal that the council have no choice but to approve though.

[woody1]

This happened on a farm plot 10 miles away from me. Only 5 acres, chap moved on and build a barn and kept chickens, , moved in on a caravan, next sage build a double farmhouse. Sold off half the farm and stared all over again, currently no farm in production.

Did he get planning permission for the farmhouse?

The one here is particularly contentious because the field is in an AONB. The guy claimed his special needs son worked on the "farm", and that's why they needed a house on the land.

[Paddy]

Some seemed interested enough when they jumped to the conclusion that I was making it up.

This happened on a farm plot 10 miles away from me. Only 5 acres, chap moved on and build a barn and kept chickens, , moved in on a caravan, next sage build a double farmhouse. Sold off half the farm and stared all over again, currently no farm in production.

[woody1]

No one cares.

Some seemed interested enough when they jumped to the conclusion that I was making it up.

[northernladuk]

Although it's supposedly only 3 beds, at 200sqm, it's pretty large. And what's actually been built looks more like commercial offices.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/co...edroom-7410267

"Cornwall Council planning officers had said the plans should be refused as they are in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and that there was no agricultural justification for a new property but councillors decided to grant permission"

No one cares. I thought you'd sussed that out? Poor trolling. 1/10 Must do better.

[woody1]

Although it's supposedly only 3 beds, at 200sqm, it's pretty large. And what's actually been built looks more like commercial offices.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/co...edroom-7410267

"Cornwall Council planning officers had said the plans should be refused as they are in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and that there was no agricultural justification for a new property but councillors decided to grant permission"

[woody1]

Since you've all chosen the blue pill, I will leave you to believe what you want to believe.

I made it up. It never happened. It's total BS. Or, even if it did happen, no way is it anywhere near as clear cut as I've made out.

[jamesbrown]

+1 - I've added him to my ignore list.

Also it's complete bulltulip, you need to provide accounts to show the farm needs to x times full time workers overnight and is profitable enough to do so.

The default is buy a house in the nearest town / village and that would be especially true if you are not already in that position.

Neither of those things would be true so it's utter tulip...

Yep, tedious gricer cretin.

[courtg9000]

absolute horse cobblers.
AONB councillors are more up their own backsides than any other type of councillor including the Lib dems.

A lib dem councillor in an AONB is god's own worst nightmare!

I have a better solution, find the site you want and employ a consultant with a proven track record of getting results in that area and the references to prove it to sort the planning and regs out for you along with a very good architect.

[northernladuk]

+1 - I've added him to my ignore list.

Also it's complete bulltulip, you need to provide accounts to show the farm needs to x times full time workers overnight and is profitable enough to do so.

The default is buy a house in the nearest town / village and that would be especially true if you are not already in that position.

Neither of those things would be true so it's utter tulip...

I went with a simpler approach that anyone that can't use a smart phone can't have anything interesting to say. I think I nailed it looking at this post.

[eek]

Inneresting

+1 - I've added him to my ignore list.

Also it's complete bulltulip, you need to provide accounts to show the farm needs to x times full time workers overnight and is profitable enough to do so.

The default is buy a house in the nearest town / village and that would be especially true if you are not already in that position.

Neither of those things would be true so it's utter tulip...

[northernladuk]

Inneresting

[vetran]

This worked for someone in our county who got permission to build a 200sqm house in a 10-acre field in an AONB.

Pre-requisites
Son or daughter with special needs
Woke councillors

Steps:

1. Buy the land eg. 10 acre field for £100k
2. Get a few animals (goats or something)
3. Call the place a farm eg. Fake Farm
4. Apply for planning permission to build a house, citing as justification your special needs child, claiming they work on the farm (don't worry if they don't) and need to live close by. Lay it on really thick.
5. Build house eg. for £300k

Bingo, for £400k you've now got a property worth just shy of £2m.

is that what your dad did?

[woody1]

This worked for someone in our county who got permission to build a 200sqm house in a 10-acre field in an AONB.

Pre-requisites
Son or daughter with special needs
Woke councillors

Steps:

1. Buy the land eg. 10 acre field for £100k
2. Get a few animals (goats or something)
3. Call the place a farm eg. Fake Farm
4. Apply for planning permission to build a house, citing as justification your special needs child, claiming they work on the farm (don't worry if they don't) and need to live close by. Lay it on really thick.
5. Build house eg. for £300k

Bingo, for £400k you've now got a property worth just shy of £2m.