How do people get permission to build homes in remote places?

MyRealNameToo

And presumably it was a Spanish middle of no where meaning its a modest drive to the next village or town. Remember a uni mate who grew up in Canada saying it was a 3 hour trip to the nearest restaurant. 

somerandomusername said:

twopenny said:

You've just missed this one sold last year in the middle of moors and it's own beach. A couple of miles from the road. I've known about it for years 
https://www.tatler.com/gallery/glenthorne-house-devon-cliffside-coastal-estate-for-sale-for-pound7-million

I had a friend take 2 years to sell her mum's home in Scotland because it was too remote. That went very cheaply.

So you need to look in an area that appeals.
National parks, Scotland has loads of remote buildings. But as said, it's a lot more hard work living as such.
I used to stay with a great aunt in a cottage. Well for water. Rain water collection. Generator for lighting and an open fire or 3. It's a routine you get used to 
But I used to love it. 

£7million is a tad above my price range 

user1977 said:

somerandomusername said:

user1977 said:

somerandomusername said:

sheramber said:

I lived in a rural location. 

No street lights, no public transport. 

Nearest neighbour  1/2 mile away . 

Harvest time meant harvesting silage and hay will into the early hours depending on the weather.

Fox scarers  going off during lambing season 

Really tranquil! 

How did you find this home? Like did it just pop up on rightmove or whatever as a normal house or did you specifically search for something like "remote homes with land" or whatever. 

You can search for farms / land on rightmove but almost every plot of land being sold that is rural is designated for farming only and cannot be build on. And the plots that can be built on are normal residential plots in populated areas.

Why don't you just buy a house which is already there?

That's what I'm saying, what do I search for for homes like that to even show up on the search? On US property search sites you can refine your search by acreage so it shows homes with some acres of land. But no UK property sites have this option so finding homes with a lot of land is hard... 

Why do you want "a lot of land"? If you want a farm then there are specialist agents for those.

Cos I like not having neighbours... Pretty easy concept to understand I would have thought. 

The Loch you posted photos have some properties for sale near its shore, a little less isolated than the one screen shot but at £350k also more affordable. 

sheramber

somerandomusername said:

sheramber said:

I lived in a rural location. 

No street lights, no public transport. 

Nearest neighbour  1/2 mile away . 

Harvest time meant harvesting silage and hay will into the early hours depending on the weather.

Fox scarers  going off during lambing season 

Really tranquil! 

How did you find this home? Like did it just pop up on rightmove or whatever as a normal house or did you specifically search for something like "remote homes with land" or whatever. 

You can search for farms / land on rightmove but almost every plot of land being sold that is rural is designated for farming only and cannot be build on. And the plots that can be built on are normal residential plots in populated areas.

It was advertised  by HSPC. Highland Solicitors Property Centre.

I sold it 5 years ago and it has just changed hands again. 

It was  on an acre of decrofted land. 

My  neighbours were sheep. 

We searched for’ properties for sale highland  ‘ 

lincroft1710

The late Mike Tomkies wrote several books about his life in the 1970s/80s in an extremely remote and isolated cottage on the Scottish mainland. Despite being extremely fit, used to physical hardship and resourceful, he had to admit defeat at the age of 58 and move to somewhere less isolated. His books are worth reading if you can find them.

theartfullodger

lincroft1710 said:

The late Mike Tomkies wrote several books about his life in the 1970s/80s in an extremely remote and isolated cottage on the Scottish mainland. Despite being extremely fit, used to physical hardship and resourceful, he had to admit defeat at the age of 58 and move to somewhere less isolated. His books are worth reading if you can find them.

Remember taking snap of it on north-west side of loch sheil, near Glenfinnan. On geograph iirc

Myci85

I'd research what parts of the country are more sparsely populated and then centre your property search around there. You can create a search area on the map on websites like Rightmove, so you can avoid including towns etc in the search area. 

At a guess, I'd say you would want to be looking north of England/Scotland/North Wales for more rural and isolated properties. Also don't forget that even if you are in a small hamlet with just a few other homes, you will likely still feel very isolated and surrounded by nature and space. 

Murphybear

SiliconChip said:

I suspect the OP has never lived in a remote location, as the statement " Living there must be pure tranquillity." may be true when everything is going well, but there are many, many things that can go wrong that would make life rapidly untranquil. For instance, if you're on Scarba and have a heart attack I'd say there's a very good chance you'll be dead long before you can reach a hospital. Medical treatment as I got older is one of the reasons I relocated from a remote-ish location to a city.

We feel the same.  About 20 years ago we looked at a property in the middle of Exmoor.  The nearest GP was a long distance away and there was no public transport.  We weren’t going to be able to drive forever.  We settled for semi rural Devon 

sheramber

Myci85 said:

I'd research what parts of the country are more sparsely populated and then centre your property search around there. You can create a search area on the map on websites like Rightmove, so you can avoid including towns etc in the search area. 

At a guess, I'd say you would want to be looking north of England/Scotland/North Wales for more rural and isolated properties. Also don't forget that even if you are in a small hamlet with just a few other homes, you will likely still feel very isolated and surrounded by nature and space. 

I lived there for 13 years and never felt isolated.

GO was 16 miles away but gave excellent service. Appointments usually available on the day you phoned. 

Did their own dispensing of prescriptions. 

My husband!s care when he was end of line was provided by GP and district nurses at home and then in local hospice. 

Corner shop/ post office 7 miles away and supermarket 20 miles away. 

Subsidised taxi could be booked if necessary. Door to door service for supermarket shopping if no car. 

Took you to GP surgery and waited for you. 

Although no near neighbours there was a better community spirit than we had living in a town.

There was always somebody to help, if needed. 

I only moved after my husband died, to be nearer my family who lived 269 miles away. 

I still miss it. 

twopenny

But at least you had the experience and memories Sherambler.
I used to long for the same things at one point in my life but circumstances meant I couldn't.

Another thing to remember is there are often planning rules, especially in national parks so you never truly escape.
I remember dealing with an isolated property where they weren't allowed double glazing because people might see it from a footpath.
And the lady who was incenced that she couldn't build a double garage or knock down walls for a huge bathroom in her little valley cottage.

GDB2222

SiliconChip said:

I suspect the OP has never lived in a remote location, as the statement " Living there must be pure tranquillity." may be true when everything is going well, but there are many, many things that can go wrong that would make life rapidly untranquil. For instance, if you're on Scarba and have a heart attack I'd say there's a very good chance you'll be dead long before you can reach a hospital. Medical treatment as I got older is one of the reasons I relocated from a remote-ish location to a city.

The call out fee for an emergency plumber would be eye watering. 

twopenny

The question how to get permission is to build in a derelict property footprint I would think and have a heck of a lot of money to pay for shipping materials and trades to that location.

But there are plenty ready built and modernised. I searched isolated cottages and some unusual routes bought me to some.
This one is lovely and for the property a reasonable price. You couldn't build one for that
https://www.johngoodwin.co.uk/property?for-sale-id=10468&search=sales

You certainly can't get permission to put up a pre fab in countryside and every bit of land belongs to someone.
Having said that a job I had one of the researchers found the hillock he regularly had his lunch on was free of title! Very unusual