The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Buildings & planning => Topic started by: alfi-b on April 29, 2018, 04:20:52 pm
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I read somewhere that there is some limited permitted development for smallholders in the UK with less than 5 h but more than 0.4 h. Does anyone know where I can find out more?
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Google! All info is there. (Somewhere.)
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I think you need to start at the planning portal for your location. We certainly have a lot of clauses that seem to be specific to our County Council ::)
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news to me never heard of this and would be pretty messy by the time all small holders started popping up structures all over the countryside.
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There are conditions under which you have to apply for pp anyway - near a road, a livestock building within 400m of a neighbouring homestead, etc - and even the permitted development must give Advance Notice, to allow the council to object if there is a problem.
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The permitted development rights for that size bracket of land only allows you to add 10% onto an existing building or alter the internal layout of a current building.
Full permitted development can only be obtained if you have over 15 acres and can prove that the smallholding is a viable business in its own rights.
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It depends where you are in the UK. The rules in Scotland are very different to those in England and Wales and are much more geared for smaller acreages.
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In England full PD rights apply for holdings over 5 hectares (12.5 acres) and you do not have to prove viability of your holding - just that you have that amount of land available to use. The level of proof of land is not very onerous either - you just have to say it is available.