How practical will a new shed be?

I could do with a proper storage shed for machinery, hay and straw, welfare supplies, going via prior notification, but have never commissioned one so don’t know how practical it is. I am therefore seeking opinions on the following:
  • I can see possible difficulty getting the components up an upwardly curving loose surfaced track off the road then over an unsurfaced track across the field. I can get up there with a pickup and 12x6ft trailers, but anything more would be tight. This is the only practical location for a shed (on the more accessible road side it’s a steep hillside that would need to be dug into, underneath power cables and in view from a good neighbour’s window.)

  • How will this impact the possible dimensions? I’m guessing an eaves height of about 3.5 metres would achievable, but how is the ridge height achieved? Is it by a single continuous upright, thus constraining me to 4m or so, or is it with more than one and thus possible to get 6m ridge?

  • For improving the track across the field, whilst it needs to be done before the actual site preparation and construction begins, is this something that should go in as part of the application, or should it already exist beforehand so the site is seen as accessible? If the track is part of the application, I’m working on the basis that it uses some of the permitted maximum area. If the shed gets knocked back, can I still have the track or does that have to be a new notification?

  • It’s at 1400ft and wind will be the main enemy. How would this impact design? I was thinking of concrete panels to 2m with vertical castle boarding above, but am unsure about whether the roof should be fibre cement or steel and the type of purlins. I’m in a national park and have seen what has been approved locally through planning and any additional requirements they’ve requested e.g. colour of roof, coloured rendering to concrete panels but don’t know which would be more resilient in the weather.

  • The site is 200m from other properties but largely out of sight and unobtrusive, but it can be a bit grim up there, so whilst sheep normally lamb outside and later I’d want to be able to use it for temporary accommodation if they are sick or giving birth or newly born, or to provide shelter against extreme weather conditions under Condition A.2 (1)(a) and B.5(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015). Do I have to declare this in the application, or am I better not mentioning and just using it under that provision if and when required?
Many thanks in anticipation.
 
The erectors may well have a rough terrain forklift, and can carry the shed components across the open field. If you have somewhere accessible to drop the components, a decent erector will manage the rest, I'd say.

Oh that's useful to know and may well be possible . I wasn't sure if they had to be able to drive onto site with a LGV.
 
P/D it is then ,have you got your drawings yet for elevations ect

Not yet, I just needed to check whether I was asking for the impossible. I'm guessing that's the next step to go to someone like Graham Heath Construction or MJ Barrett Construction (seem to be popular around here) to get a quote/spec/drawings?

Thanks.
 

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