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Agricultural Occupancy Condition
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Do you know if a couple who do not currently work in agriculture can buy an ag. tied smallholding with the intention of making it their main income once they take up occupation of the smallholding? Will this satisfy the conditions?0
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Do you know if a couple who do not currently work in agriculture can buy an ag. tied smallholding with the intention of making it their main income once they take up occupation of the smallholding? Will this satisfy the conditions?
In principle, yes, I would expect it to do so, but it always important to look at the precise wording as there might be conditions as to the kind of agricultural use.RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
Richard_Webster wrote: »I'd be interested in Planning_Officer's comments on the case I cited. This was an 8 acre holding with a 1970s bungalow with an ag-tie. The bungalow was actually a replacement for a 200 year old house that was past economic repair where there was obviously no ag-tie.
Just dipping in before I go off to bed, but ......
This is a very unusual situation. Where the original building had an ag-tie, the same would almost certainly apply to any replacement.
But it is highly unusual for a new building to have an ag-tie, where the original did not. The rationale being that the old building was a simple "residence", so there would be no reason to impose an ag-tie.
Do you have the full planning history from the LA?Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac0 -
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I asked what about the storage of my spare parts for my business , am I able to store these at the new house & have been told that I would need to apply for planning approval as it is not agricultural but would prob be refused.
As I intend only to store parts at my home and no actual work is done there does anyone agree or disagree with my local planning officer.0 -
Richard_Webster wrote: »The bungalow was actually a replacement for a 200 year old house that was past economic repair where there was obviously no ag-tie. So first thing was not sure why ag-tie imposed in first place.Richard_Webster wrote: »I'd be interested to know if these factors would be sufficient in themselves to allow removal of the ag-tie without the tedious business of advertising for 12-18 months etc:
1. It being a replacement dwelling for one with no ag-tie;
2. Being on a holding of only 8 acres and therefore of dubious viability - don't they reckon now that you need 200-300 acres to have a viable unit(?);
3. Not being in an area where there are farms that employ agricultural workers (other than immediate family); and
4. Being in an area of relatively cheap housing (by no means an area for tourists, natural beauty or second homes etc) so no particular need to provide a pool of affordable housing for agricultural workers.
I think some of these issues could support a case, but I doubt they'd justify the removal of an ag-tie on their own. I suspect that if the applicant was relying on them instead of doing any advertising, they may not be successful.Richard_Webster wrote: »The LPA had a policy document which referred in general terms to showing that the condition no longer had a purpose but actually sent a very detailed list of what they required in terms of advertising and noting interest over a period of 12-18 months, which I thought wasn't justified by their stated policy. Other nearby authorities had much more detailed polices actually setting out the advertising requirements in their policies.0 -
Hi - this one is for Debt Free Chick,
Sorry to post here, but I think that you aren't getting notifications about PMs so just wanted to let you know that one is waiting. Sorry folks!
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Hi Thanks Richard & Planning officer for your comments , if I was to store in my garage and not the existing unit would I need to apply for planning consent.
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Hi Thanks Richard & Planning officer for your comments , if I was to store in my garage and not the existing unit would I need to apply for planning consent.
Thanks
I'm assuming the amount of parts you want to store is quite large (not sure what these 'parts' are?) - if it's just a few items, then it's probably not enough to constitute a 'change of use', however if it's quite a few, then it will be a 'change of use' of the land/building where they are stored. Sorry that's a bit vague - hard to advise without knowing what the parts are and what your business is involved in!0 -
Parts would half fill a double garage and still get a car in and are used for maintenance / repair of equipment used on farms & quarries and a lot of other Industries.
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