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Title: Hello..from fife
Post by: cola1 on March 18, 2017, 03:18:24 pm

Hi.. I own my own excouncil property in a town.. my dream is to find a field and live in a container.and grown my own food and have my own renewable energy ..I have been doing a bit of research and to be honest I am getting no where fast... I can't seen to find land at a reasonable price... I only want 1 acre... I also know now that my container dream..may just be that as it would be classed as cbange of use of land... but then who is to say I am living in the container if I am discreet.   Does anyone have any info on where they got their land... and how I go about living off grid. ....?any advice welcomed .... x

Title: Re: Hello..from fife
Post by: Bionic on March 18, 2017, 03:22:50 pm

Can't help with your questions but welcome to the forum

Title: Re: Hello..from fife
Post by: Rosemary on March 19, 2017, 11:24:38 am

Welcome to TAS, from sunny Carnoustie  :wave:

With an acre, you're competing with house plots and equestrian, particularly in commuting distance of Edinburgh.

Have a look at "Field to Farm" - the problem is,to justify residential, you have to be running a viable business so, unless you find oil on your acre, that's going to be hard to justify.

Title: Re: Hello..from fife
Post by: devonlady on March 19, 2017, 03:08:49 pm

Have PMed you.

Title: Re: Hello..from fife
Post by: mojocafa on March 19, 2017, 06:24:13 pm

 :wave: from arbroath

Title: Re: Hello..from fife
Post by: Goatmamma on March 19, 2017, 07:10:00 pm

Hello from Aberdeenshire.  :wave: Sorry I can't help with advice on your aspirations, but good luck with it all.