Housing or permanent residence planning

[Kieran collyer]

Hello I have recently bought land and woodland, I have been wanting to set up my own farm, I have a few questions regarding planning permission.
The only issue with setting up my own farm is that it’s a fair drive to the farm when I do set it up,
is there and way I can make gaining planning permission on my woodland for a mobile home/ log cabin or for a new building to be sited ?

if I keep pigs, poultry, or goats is there a way around gaining residency on my property?
Hope this makes sense and hope for some feedback

 

[teslacoils]

Google Ian Pick Associates. He will tell you.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

You will need a business case that can show the holding can support you financially and that your presence on the holding will benefit the holding financially - that is called the financial test.
The other major obstacle is the functional test, you must be able to prove you need to live on the holding, it can't just be for convenience there needs to be a demonstrable need. You will also need to prove there is no property in the vicinity that would be appropriate.
Even then you may only be able to get a temporary permission for something that fits the Caravan Act 1968.
Hopes this helps.

 

[Kieran collyer]

You will need a business case that can show the holding can support you financially and that your presence on the holding will benefit the holding financially - that is called the financial test.
The other major obstacle is the functional test, you must be able to prove you need to live on the holding, it can't just be for convenience there needs to be a demonstrable need. You will also need to prove there is no property in the vicinity that would be appropriate.
Even then you may only be able to get a temporary permission for something that fits the Caravan Act 1968.
Hopes this helps.

Thank you this is very useful and well detailed

 

[Kieran collyer]

That’s great my and conviant as my Mrs is from driffield

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Thank you this is very useful and well detailed

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[serf]

Thought they had scrapped the "financial test" ?

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Thought they had scrapped the "financial test" ?

Not that I'm aware of, we still had to do it six months ago on a farm workers dwelling and more recently on a bailiffs cottage for a fishery (same rules) and for rural workers accommodation for clay tile business.

 

[serf]

https://blondeagadvisor.wordpress.c...e-changes-to-how-you-get-an-ag-tied-dwelling/

Think it was this case I must have heard about, not sure on all detail about it , but the advisor on link used to be on here ,so she would have details .