Would stables very near a house be a deal breaker?

Sausage11

Hello,

We've put an offer in on a property. It was a part of a farm / equestrian centre. The person that owns the land is selling this house. They have also put in a planning application to build 4 large houses. There will be 10 new stables built.

We've just been looking at the plans and we've realised that the new stables will be next to the boundary of the property we've offered on. This is about 10m from the bedroom side of the house. Currently there is a reasonably high wooden fence separating the property we've offered on from this site. On the plans it says that 10 new stables and tack room will be constructed. There will be new hedge planting along boundary to protect dwelling from stables.

I've never lived anywhere near stables but this sounds like a major issue to us. Can anyone guide us as to whether this is something that should cause us to withdraw our offer, or might it not be too much of an issue?

Thanks for any help.

Thrugelmir

Hope you like rats.

Sausage11

Are rats a known issue with stables?

lush_walrus

Rats, smells, noise. I ride and wouldn't buy next to a stable. Rats are thought to eat manure.

Maybe visit a local stable now and imagine opening a window in the summer.

smallholdingsister

I have stables and would not want them really close by. Rats, smell, the horses kicking their doors at feed time.

Tiners

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Hope you like rats.

And flies.

DaftyDuck

I am lucky enough to have stables with my property. They are at least 80 yards away, and I wish it were slightly further. All the above, plus very noisy donkeys.

But, no scweaming bwats bawling at mummy, no early morning (6am) feeding, as they are mine.

Yours would be atrocious, even if you had a horse of your own!

Davesnave

I live about 80m as the flies fly from two stables in one direction and 150m from a larger complex in the other. I also have cattle overwintering in a barn 100m away.

To date, I've not seen a live rat, and although I hear the odd horsey/other ruminant noise, that's nothing, compared with my cockerel.

If people want to live in a more rural environment, they must be prepared to take the rural stuff that goes with it. That's my take on it.

So, you will get noise, but it will be different from town noise. Which is the most annoying probably depends on you.

rosyw

I love horses, had my own for many years, but that would be too close for me.
Yes,there will be smells and flies, rats - possibly, if not controlled. Don't expect to sleep in at the weekend either, an impatient horse can make a lot of noise calling and door banging while it waits for it's breakfast!

Sausage11

Hmmm. Thanks all. I accept that living in a more rural environment means accepting rural noises but, from the sounds of it, being 10m away from a stables may be too much.

misho67

Speaking from personal experience. About a year after we move into our current property, planning permission was granted for 2 stables about 8-10m from our boundary. Fully appreciate that rural living involves accepting rural ways of life but we were quite shocked that permission was granted so close to our home. Although can hear the horses kicking doors and early morning visitors to feed the horses, the main issues are the smell and the horse flies. The smell can be very pungent especially in the warmer weather and it does affect our enjoyment of the garden. My poor husband has suffered badly from several severe local allergic reactions due to horse fly bites since. Had we known that we would end up living so close to stables, would never have bought the property.