Agriculture Land use and Planning Regulations

[wildwood-dwt]

Does anybody know what laws there are in regard to what you can use agricultural land for specifically I want to store timber on some land, can anybody object to this?

[skyhuck]

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[Joy Yeomans]

we had an agricultural smallholding and have had to have full change of use for the part which is the timber yard, it can cost for planning application about £300, if you need someone to work on your behalf etc as we did and submit plans and draw up what needs doing it could cost about another £400, all in all it cost us about£1k but were legal now and can do what we want. if you can prove you ve been their 10 years with no complaints that can make the process easier. - as storage of timber does not constitute agricultural use as it would not be a crop grown or harvested from said land, get planning and then your covered.

[RichardT]

If you think that's tough, you should try transferring forest land to agricultural use... ;-)

[Badgermert]

If you have over 12.5 acres you are classed as a Farmer and can get away with almost anything and probably get a grant for doing so and have the right to moan about how little you earn from it.....! Allegedly :001_tt2::001_tt2:

[likeitorlumpit]

If you have over 12.5 acres you are classed as a Farmer and can get away with almost anything and probably get a grant for doing so and have the right to moan about how little you earn from it.....! Allegedly :001_tt2::001_tt2:

 

is that true or are you being sarcastic

[Joy Yeomans]

if you have a registered holding of 12.5 acres + the government decided that you could make a living off 12.5 acres minimum thus classing you as a fulltime farmer or having a proper farm as opposted to smallholding, we are a smallholding as all our land is not connected and some is rented. the 12.5 acres i believe was set as this could support an intensive farming practice such as eggproduction or pig set up. this then could enable the owner/farmer to put in planning for biulding of a dwelling to enable farmer/farmworker to oversee animal husbandry etc. and so live on site as the farming practice would justify 24hr monitoring

[skyhuck]

if you have a registered holding of 12.5 acres + the government decided that you could make a living off 12.5 acres minimum thus classing you as a fulltime farmer or having a proper farm as opposted to smallholding, we are a smallholding as all our land is not connected and some is rented. the 12.5 acres i believe was set as this could support an intensive farming practice such as eggproduction or pig set up. this then could enable the owner/farmer to put in planning for biulding of a dwelling to enable farmer/farmworker to oversee animal husbandry etc. and so live on site as the farming practice would justify 24hr monitoring

 

I don't think the land being rented makes any difference.

[Cracker]

I don't think the land being rented makes any difference.

 

You're correct.

I know someone who was half an acre under the 12.5 and rented half an acre during the planning application.

[bareroots]

get on with it. Planning officers don't go looking for trouble. they only respond to complaint.