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Smallholding => Buildings & planning => Topic started by: cha398493 on January 17, 2020, 07:12:12 pm

Title: Under 5 hectares building limitations?
Post by: cha398493 on January 17, 2020, 07:12:12 pm: Hi all,

I have a 4 acre plot of agricultural land. So it falls within the 0.4-12 hectares range. I see lots of info saying this limits the building potential, but I can't find out how or sizes.

We have been given approval to build an agricultural building, I just got off the phone from the council. So they will be sending more detail over, but knowing them it won't be for a while...

The lady said the size would depend on how big the land is.

Any ideas the size i'd be allowed?
Title: Re: Under 5 hectares building limitations?
Post by: mart6 on January 20, 2020, 10:23:01 am: If you can justify the size and need for its use i have seen people obtain 80x 30 portal buildings
If council refuse you can appeal and put your case to planning inspector.
Title: Re: Under 5 hectares building limitations?
Post by: Black Sheep on January 20, 2020, 11:42:54 am: You fall under developments allowed under Class B of the agricultural prior notification rules. Looking at these they do not allow new buildings - that would need planning permission - but do allow modification and extension of existing buildings.

Legislation is here and has details on dimensions etc:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/6/crossheading/class-b-agricultural-development-on-units-of-less-than-5-hectares/made (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/596/schedule/2/part/6/crossheading/class-b-agricultural-development-on-units-of-less-than-5-hectares/made)
Title: Re: Under 5 hectares building limitations?
Post by: cha398493 on January 21, 2020, 01:56:54 am: Thanks for the comment. The council have said they would give permission for an agricultural building and that the size is dictated by the size of the land. But I was curious what scale people had managed to achieve on smaller sized land as mine is
Title: Re: Under 5 hectares building limitations?
Post by: Hill Top Julian on February 29, 2020, 09:31:51 am: I had submit a full planning application with justification for a 45ft x 30ft barn. Similar sized plot of land.