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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: mariegold on July 13, 2018, 10:02:31 am

Title: What am I allowed to do???
Post by: mariegold on July 13, 2018, 10:02:31 am

Hi everyone, I'm sure some of you will know the answer to this.....
I'm in the process of buying a3 acre field in dartmoor. Its currently classed as permanent pasture. I will be keeping my goats on it and housing them in a mobile stable
Ideally I would also like to keep a few chickens and maybe start a veg patch.
So, am I allowed to do this? Will I need to sell some eggs and veg so it remains agricultural land? Or will I need to get change of use?
I already earn an income through the goats making soap (me, not the goats).
Any words of wisdom willingly received :)

Title: Re: What am I allowed to do???
Post by: landroverroy on July 13, 2018, 11:04:09 am

Your field is agricultural and you will be using it for agricultural purposes, so no problem. You can grow anything - not just grass.

Title: Re: What am I allowed to do???
Post by: mariegold on July 13, 2018, 12:31:43 pm

Great! Thanks for the reply :)
Does anyone else live in a national park? Just wondering if different rules apply?

Title: Re: What am I allowed to do???
Post by: honeyend on July 13, 2018, 04:16:52 pm

http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/living-and-working/farming (http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/living-and-working/farming)