Hello everyone Ive been reading threads on this forum for a while and have just became a member as I would like some advice.
Myself & partner have recently purchased just over 1 acre of amenity/agricultural land in the east midlands and I have a couple of questions that I hope other members could help me with.
The land has several small wooden sheds dotted around the perimeter, a touring caravan basically in the middle and a tin shed next to the entrance approx 9 meters long by 8 meters wide. None of the sheds have footings or are on any hardstanding and everything is in a state of serious disrepair. The previous owner told me all the sheds have been there over 30 years and the caravan has been there at least 15 years. As far as i'm aware nothing on the land has any sort of permission however I know they have been there to long to have anything enforced on them.
So my question is can I take down the existing sheds and replace with like for like or is there the possibility that when I take them down I won't be able to put up a new one? Or will be told I need planning. Same goes for the caravan, if I remove it and put another in its place could I be told I can't have it.
Ideally I would move everything to one side of the field rather than have it dotted around, especially the caravan right in the middle.
I understand that I can carry out repairs to existing structures but to be honest they are to far gone. Although if it comes to it I could use the existing cladding on a new frame.
A couple of friends who have seen the land think that I should just arrange a meeting with planning officials and ask if I can take it all down and build something new.
Although I want to be upfront and as honest as possible with the powers that be. As none of the sheds have any planning Im not convinced that drawing attention to the state of everything would be the best course of action and that maybe I would be better off repairing whats there instead of getting them involved.
Any opinions or advice welcomed. Thanks