im wanting to convert an existing straw bedded shed into cubicles but this shed is too far away to get slurry to excisting slurry store which isn't big enough anyway. I'm thinking a lined lagoon or panel wall tank. What do I need planning wise as haven't ever had anything to do with such things? It won't be near water course or a road . I'm in Scotland
Planning for slurry storage
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Agri Design
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- East Ayrshire, Scotland
Planning or prior notification would be required for new slurry storage. Building warrant would also be require for this in Scotland. If you need any help or advice on this I'm happy to have a chat, or even sort out all the drawings and paperwork required. some further info on my website.
http://www.agri-design.co.uk/home/slurry-stores-silage-clamps
David
Agri Design
http://www.agri-design.co.uk/home/slurry-stores-silage-clamps
David
Agri Design
Thick Farmer
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- West Wales
Dig a big hole. Tell nobody and just get on with it...
What hole?
Agri Design
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Just to highlight some reasons to get the appropriate paperwork in place.
Main issues I have found with no paperwork are if you sell up or if you are applying for money. Farm sales have be delayed and buyers pull out due to no planning or building warrants. I have had a few building projects very nearly stop due to banks not lending money when they found out about no planning or building warrants on existing buildings, they required a retrospective application and added extra headaches at a time when were already plenty, it also paused one project to allow paper work to be sorted and funding to be secured pushing the project very close to immovable deadlines.
Other are insurance, without building warrant, insurance will likely be invalid. NFU do tend to still payout but others may not. This is because the building warrant process checks the building has been designed and built to the appropriate standards.
Fees for retrospective applications are also more expensive.
I know plenty do just get on with it but I just wanted to highlight some issues I have seen with this approach.
David
Agri Design
You are absolutely right of course and my comment was somewhat tongue in cheek. However it is often easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. If everyone did everything by the book all the time I'm afraid agriculture in the UK would grind to a halt and we would all work for the HSE, Environmantal/welfare enforcement and of course the mighty farm quality assurance schemes.
Didn't work for my milker's brother in law! Spent 25k digging a hole,some one saw it ,dobbed him into planning,had to fill in again. Made getting pp look very cheap.
Thick Farmer
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Tarw Coch
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Must have been a bloody big hole!
I think he had lined it,hence the cost!
davedb
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So did he leave the liner in ready for when he'd got planning
No idea!So did he leave the liner in ready for when he'd got planning