Hi,
I am hoping to build some sheds to house sheep/horses and poultry as well as store feed.
Originally we called the planning office - in North Lanrkshire, where we live, and asked about planning permission for stables, as this would double up and serve all purposes. The planning department were very vague and didn't really seem to know what they were talking about and we were left with no answer either way (unless it was for business purposes or a huge building, we'd need planning).
Talking to a neighbour, who has farmed for years, she said make an application for sheds to house animals, rather than stables, as equestrian housing would be a different matter and a building an agricultural building to house sheep as well as ponies and store feed would be easier and posibly less pricey to obtain permission - this is also what I have been reading on the council's website.
I'm confused and not sure how to go about it all, and what would work out for the best. Originally we said 3 12x12 stables and a store room to the side of them- so not a huge building. My ponies don't enjoy staying in and most of the time they would be used for other purposes, such as lambing and storage and possibly housing poultry at times.
Any ideas what I can build?