Extending garden into fields, planning?

cyclonebri1

DH has acquired land to the rear of her home. They want to change the use of some of this to create a larger garden as it's now a big house with a very small rear garden.

Can anyone suggest any issues she will have with the local authority.
IE are there limits etc to what can be changed to garden?

I'm off to search out which forms etc we need right now.

Ozzuk

I think they call it 'amenity space', I had heard it is extremely difficult to get agricultural land changed to amenity space. I believe a common approach is people just fence it off and start using it. You'll be limited to what you can do with the land but if its only garden type stuff then shouldn't be a problem. Can't hurt to apply though!

MX5huggy

You need planning permission to turn agricutral land into garden. But if you want to grow fruit trees, veg, flowers in large numbers for cutting, have some chickens scratching about, have a few sheep or alpaca to keep the grass down then that is agriculture. The fence/hedge should remain between the garden and the agriculture.

"You need planning permission to incorporate agricultural land into your garden. In some cases this is possible, but it depends on the site and the local area. However, you are perfectly entitled to use agricultural land for growing vegetables or planting trees. The key is that the land should not become domesticated and that a barrier, e.g. a fence, should remain between it and the garden. - See more at:" http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/project-tips/planning-permission/no-planning#sthash.7o3

cyclonebri1

Great advice MX5, :T

Given that the land can be used to graze a few goats and be cropped short, a section can be fenced of to keep them in, a gate would provide access from the house proper to allow the kids with quad bikes out there. That's the the lifestyle thing we are looking at.

The remaining farmland is being rented to a neighbouring farmer.

Called the local council at lunchtime, person on phone had no idea which forms were needed, it isn't clear from the gov.website. Still awaiting the promised call back.

Gloomendoom

My next door neighbour had to apply for change of use. It was refused due to the prevailing planning policy.

MX5huggy

Given that the land can be used to graze a few goats and be cropped short, a section can be fenced of to keep them in, a gate would provide access from the house proper to allow the kids with quad bikes out there. That's the the lifestyle thing we are looking at.

If that is what you are planning you don't need any forms as planning is not required.

cyclonebri1

MX5huggy wrote: »

If that is what you are planning you don't need any forms as planning is not required.

It's just the fine detail, after half an hours conversation earlier the afternoon with mr jobsworthy of the council, the issue is that anything that the garden is used for (without change of use), has to go into the food chain. They can plant trees etc for protection and shade.

I don't mean that as offensive but I have never ever spoken to anyone as negative as this guy. And I don't mean because he gave me answers I didn't want. He didn't give me any answers without prying them out of him

Ie you can keep sheep and goats and chickens etc, drink the milk/eat the eggs and it conforms. No horses, could eat them I suppose???:D:D

You can erect shelters for such purpose.

And the kids can use the space for recreation. All this is viewed as temporary use.


Regarding the barrier or fence etc between the garden proper and the farmland, yes, it can have a gap, a gate etc to allow access.

Doesn't appear to be a limit on width unless someone can say different.?

This has gone the way of what can we do without any change of use, if our proposals are flawed I'd like to know.