Neighbours have applied to turn farm land (field) into a campsite

Gavin83

jblakes said:

I love the comments of here about how I'm being unreasonable. 

The whole reason we moved here was to be in the quiet countryside. Our backgarden has a stunning view the last thing I want to see if any kind of campsite whatever 'it' is. And it isn't a farmer, they moved in a few month before us.

I wasn't asking for people views on what I should/shouldn't do, I was enquiring on what the procedure is and can I object to it.

Regards 
James

In all honesty you are being a bit unreasonable. You’re still (potentially) in the quiet countryside and while it’s unfortunate to lose the view you really have no right to it across someone else’s land. As others have said the only way you can guarantee this view is to buy the land.

You can object but you need a good reason, simply not wanting it there isn’t good enough. It sounds like they’ve bought this house/land with this in mind though and I expect they’ve done their homework. This might be hard to stop.

Even if you do get this blocked with it being agricultural land they could decide to block your view out of spite, maybe with a massive barn or a pile of hay.

Ultimately never buy a house for the view and if you do then do so with the expectation that it could change. 

hangryconsumer

andy444 said:

It's hard to say precisely what you should include in your argument against it without knowing your local area and the layout of the land plots etc, but things that you could include in your objections are: this will lead to increased traffic on the road exacerbating existing congestion and road safety issues; likely higher levels of litter and disposal of other refuse that may have a negative impact on local wildlife; possible anti-social behaviour by visitors alongside potential noise pollution; if granted, this action may set a problematic precedent when other less appropriate planning applications are submitted to transfer agricultural land for tourism purposes.

Best and most helpful response on the thread. Stop being judgey, people.

jblakes

Why are people so quick to judge. I do not want a campsite on my door step, for a number of reasons. It might not bother some people, that's fine, me personally it does. I don't want it near my house, I didn't buy the house with one in place therefore I asked about what can be done to stop it happening. 

Regards
James

Woolsery

jblakes said:

Why are people so quick to judge. I do not want a campsite on my door step, for a number of reasons. It might not bother some people, that's fine, me personally it does. I don't want it near my house, I didn't buy the house with one in place therefore I asked about what can be done to stop it happening. 

Regards
James

Perhaps people are responding in this way because you yourself have been quick to judge what the farmer proposes to do without knowing the details about the size and extent of this site. If it's a small Caravan Club type site and it's a large field you may not experience much in the way of changes o this quiet rural life you have. If a larger site is passed it may well come with conditions attached, like protecting your privacy and the views with landscaping, trees etc, especially in a National Park area. 

Like me, others may also live in a very rural area and find the idea of 'quiet countryside' somewhat amusing. While it's sometimes very quiet and there's little in the way of light pollution where I am, there are periods of intense activity, such as last week when the contractors made use of the weather, so ploughed and sowed until around 21.00 or later. I wouldn't live in my closest village either; there's a rookery!

The rules for objecting are much the same wherever you are and may be easily Googled. I did recently when I objected to a development in the village. In the countryside you are easily identified, so be factual and careful not to call others motives or character into question. Such comments are often redacted, but a few slipped through and caused some hilarity and consternation here!

lookstraightahead

So op, let us know when you've got more details 

74jax

People are only coming across how they are to you, because we are all having to guess your reasons. 
You said you want the view, so it was suggested you buy the land. 
If you come back and say why you object, we can let you know if this is valid and if you can use these reasons to object - we have asked this but you haven't said.

Remember, not that long ago, you asked on here how to go about letting a part of your country cottage out, is this not similar? A farmer is looking at a means to get more income, using their land. Just as you were. 

If you can state your reasons, there's a wealth of knowledge on here. 

prowla

The OP has come here for advice on how to deal with something which potentially impacts their quality of life; the fact that they are asking the questions early in the process is surely a sensible thing, isn't it?

Spreadsheetman

As other people have said, the thing to do is look at the planning and see what is being applied for.

Water, drainage and waste disposal is always an issue with this kind of usage, a "glamping" site near where I live had to do quite a lot of work to get their planning through to satisfy the enviromental issues. That was with no nearby neighbours and no one complaining, so most planning authorites do take this kind of thing seriously and scrutinise any business applications carefully.

elsien

You may have already seen this, but this gives an overview from the farmers' perspective and what they need to consider.
So you want to... open a campsite? - Farmers Weekly (fwi.co.uk)

onylon

jblakes said:

Why are people so quick to judge. I do not want a campsite on my door step, for a number of reasons. It might not bother some people, that's fine, me personally it does. I don't want it near my house, I didn't buy the house with one in place therefore I asked about what can be done to stop it happening. 

Regards
James

You come across as a NIMBY who is plotting to derail the neighbors new business without even knowing if their plans would impact you at all.

Instead of railing about it on a public forum, it might be in your best interest to have a friendly chat with the neighbors. Just hope they didn't read your posts here.