Accommodation on dairy farm

[Moorlands]

Whats everyone doing for temporary housing on there dairy units? I know in this area there are a mass of static caravans. Currently on my unit there’s no housing so travel to and from. Local authorities will have none of it regards planning so wondered about something for time being? Any advice would be appreciated. Some local vocal objectors so jfdi is out the window

I know you have tried different agents but I would highly recommend acorus what they don’t know about planning really isn’t worth knowing really worth having a chat with them
https://www.acorus.co.uk/
Anthony Atkinson has just got us planning for a house on our greenfield site dairy after local agents application was turned down.
Turned to them as I had used them to get planning when another local agent failed to get planning for my house on another site. Should have gone straight to them second time but thought we where doing right working with a local firm.
Think Anthony will cover your area if not they will have someone that does.

 

[holywell farmer]

Have seen where people have built a flat somewhere in the parlour building before.

Who an earth would want live next to milking parlour, when your at home you need to be away from work !

 

[ollie989898]

Someone locally put in planning for a house on a green field site planners didn’t respond to the application soon enough hay presto automatic planning for a 5 bed house in the middle of a field

Is that where you sent the old man to live now?

 

[Gulli]

Make friends with someone who sits on the committee will be about the best way.
Planning is frankly a bloody farce and has little to do with the actual regs and everything to do with who likes you and who doesn't.
Can you get letters of support from neighbours etc?

 

[Whitepeak]

Who an earth would want live next to milking parlour, when your at home you need to be away from work !

Yeah, wouldn't be much fun on your day off when the parlour kicks up at half 5 in the morning.
Just saying it's an option I've seen done before

 

[dinderleat]

Is that where you sent the old man to live now?

Not quite

 

[kfpben]

Is it that hard to get ag tied cottages built? It seems relatively easy round here. I can think of 4 new ag tied properties being built locally, all for genuine farm businesses.

Perhaps because housing is so dear locally the council realise there is no other realistic option.

Have you got an agricultural planning consultant to write a report saying how it is needed to have accommodation near the dairy etc?

 

[som farmer]

the reasons for refusal are the objections by "incomers" who want the countryside to stay as it was 50 years ago, and secondly they are insanely jealous of the fact that you can build a house in their countryside, while they had to pay over the odds for theirs. and of course they haven't stopped any young locals from buying in the village.
I could write a book on our experiences.

 

[coomoo]

Is it that hard to get ag tied cottages built? It seems relatively easy round here. I can think of 4 new ag tied properties being built locally, all for genuine farm businesses.

Perhaps because housing is so dear locally the council realise there is no other realistic option.

Have you got an agricultural planning consultant to write a report saying how it is needed to have accommodation near the dairy etc?

No ag ties in Scotland now which didn’t make any difference I was more than happy to tie. Used all manner of consultants, architects, agent and specialist law planners. Think as been mentioned my face didn’t fit or maybe no brown envelope.

 

[som farmer]

oomoo, that was bloody quick

 

[coomoo]

was just writing before going to move calves.... in the snow

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I would be more than happy to run your case by my boss, we are a planning consultancy in Kent and a fresh set of eyes may shed some insight into your case

 

[coomoo]

I would be more than happy to run your case by my boss, we are a planning consultancy in Kent and a fresh set of eyes may shed some insight into your case

Would certainly be interesting to know thanks.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Would certainly be interesting to know thanks.

Can't offer any experience sorry, just seems nuts that you can't build a house where you have cows.

Being nosey, how did you end up in this situation?

Being helpful, a general use at shed would fit a fair size log cabin in.

 

[coomoo]

Can't offer any experience sorry, just seems nuts that you can't build a house where you have cows.

Being nosey, how did you end up in this situation?

Being helpful, a general use at shed would fit a fair size log cabin in.

Short version time came to farm or not. Built a small greenfield dairy on half the home beef/sheep farm. Believe in doing things gradually. Now after 5 full milk years have the beginnings of a dairy. Next step required so calf shed up and working, next cubicle shed planning passed. At this scale a 3 bed bungalow on site was proposed as the numbers and frequency of visits would increase again, kicked out told by umpteen people to remotely manage cows nowadays an utter nonsense. Rant over

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Short version time came to farm or not. Built a small greenfield dairy on half the home beef/sheep farm. Believe in doing things gradually. Now after 5 full milk years have the beginnings of a dairy. Next step required so calf shed up and working, next cubicle shed planning passed. At this scale a 3 bed bungalow on site was proposed as the numbers and frequency of visits would increase again, kicked out told by umpteen people to remotely manage cows nowadays an utter nonsense. Rant over

Feel free to drop me an email ([email protected]) or PM me as if you would like advice it would be best to look at your previous application and site details