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Farma Parma

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Northumberlandia
Why not invest in the best storage in the country, that will last generations and future proof all your requirements AND sling up basic sheds On farm to rent out and use for industrial use. Best of both worlds and I know quite a few doing that.
On a Tenanted Farm in my situation putting up sheds isnt a cheap hobby neither.
Diff ball game if id owned the place id have had a big bugger up long since & possibly a drier.
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Because farmer can take advantage of favourable agricultural planning rules to build a massive shed, then declare it redundant and turn it into a warehouse in a position where no warehouse would ever be allowed. I’ve seen it happen. Eventually this will mean it’s harder for genuine farmers to put sheds they need for their business up on farm and everybody will lose out. I think it’s depressing.
 

ajd132

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Suffolk
Because farmer can take advantage of favourable agricultural planning rules to build a massive shed, then declare it redundant and turn it into a warehouse in a position where no warehouse would ever be allowed. I’ve seen it happen. Eventually this will mean it’s harder for genuine farmers to put sheds they need for their business up on farm and everybody will lose out. I think it’s depressing.
Loads of farmers do this irrelevant of whether they have CS or not. Been going on for years.
 

robs1

Member
Because farmer can take advantage of favourable agricultural planning rules to build a massive shed, then declare it redundant and turn it into a warehouse in a position where no warehouse would ever be allowed. I’ve seen it happen. Eventually this will mean it’s harder for genuine farmers to put sheds they need for their business up on farm and everybody will lose out. I think it’s depressing.
That maybe true but to be honest I cant see the problem, we have ten industrial units here, all but but two in old farm buildings that have little use in modern farming, they provide employment for decent number of people, all are self employed and couldnt afford rents on a "proper" industrial estate. We have built 20,000 sqft of modern buildings to replace them which created uk employment in the manufacturing of them , we are now almost surrounded by new houses or industrial, I dont see what's different to me doing it compared to developers.
Is it any different to holiday let's on a farm, at least industrial ones are normally near towns and any farm that puts up a farm building and then changes its use wont get a second one as planning conditions would be imposed to stop it
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
That maybe true but to be honest I cant see the problem, we have ten industrial units here, all but but two in old farm buildings that have little use in modern farming, they provide employment for decent number of people, all are self employed and couldnt afford rents on a "proper" industrial estate. We have built 20,000 sqft of modern buildings to replace them which created uk employment in the manufacturing of them , we are now almost surrounded by new houses or industrial, I dont see what's different to me doing it compared to developers.
Is it any different to holiday let's on a farm, at least industrial ones are normally near towns and any farm that puts up a farm building and then changes its use wont get a second one as planning conditions would be imposed to stop it
We will have to agree to disagree. Seen a few farms do it more than once. I don’t like the urbanisation of our countryside.
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
After tax relief, I believe our recent sale of some cs space was almost exactly what we paid for it.

i reckon the stores i built 12 years ago now would sell today at x5 the build cost, they have been pretty tax efficient in various ways as well


im not getting into the rest of this debate however ! Cs works for some but its not for me
 

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