counturchickens Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 We're thinking about a modest self build, probably a 2 bedroomed bungalow. As we're not planning a 20 house development buying land looks tricky, although there are a couple of plots we have seen which are grazing land. Does anyone have any idea what the chances are like of getting planning permission? The whole point for us is not to make money, but to get a large garden to replace our 2 allotments, and of course help with the morehens illness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyhenSG Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 In our limited experience I would say you probably have very little chance, although it does depend on your local authority. We are in Wiltshire and, a few years ago, bought a small strip of land adjacent to ours from the local farmer. We were hoping to build a double garage and our existing plot was only about 4 feet short in the width. We had hoped to use the extra land to enable us to build the garage and expand our garden. Planning was rejected as you are not allowed to build on agricultural land and they wouldn't grant us change of use - ie changing the land use from agricultural to domestic. We have to maintain the existing boundary too. So now we have a piece of (rather expensive) land which we keep chickens and grow veg on but can do little else with Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Most people selling land will have done their homework as the potential for land to be built on increases it's price dramatically For example a 2.5 acre pony paddock could be worth aprox 25k but if the agricultural restriction on it could be lifted then it's value could be 150k So most building land will be sold as such witha price tag to match You could be lucky though but I would recommend not buying without being sure first Another option would be to move house to somewhere where you can buy a house and adjoining land - this could be cheaper than buying a house set in it's own land, two of my friends have done this buying a semi detached house plus a corner of an adjoining field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 If you buy one of the self-build magazines, you will find advice plus land for sale. Around here ( Oxfordshire) there has been a spate of buying houses and instead of refurbishing them, knocking them down and starting again. In many cases, two or three or more houses have been built on the original plot. Just down the road from me is a very small funny sized plot which is a corner of someone's garden - they've been given outline planning and are trying to sell that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Good idea redwing, just need to find the right plot. It is really an idea for a few years time when my dh retires, but surfing the property sites is one of my many weaknesses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
