I drive through a village regularly where it seems a number of the villagers have got together and managed to get a farmer to rent them a small field at the side of the road, which they have divided up into allotment plots.
So, if a few of you live close enough together, especially if one or two have local connections, why not try it.
Land rental at possibly a low price, and gardening neighbours who have more than just growing a few veg as a common interest.
I am lucky enough to have had an allotment for 7 years now and chickens at home. But fancy upping things a bit and increasing growing space and maybe some animals.
Ideally I want to buy so I can plant fruit trees and willow for fuel. Plus as mentioned, put some kind of structure on it (possible BOL)
Will keep looking
Cheers!
Matt
Great! You sound like me. Good luck there Matt.
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Check with your local council. Fixed caravans are generally a no, but anything deemed a mobile home or movable shed can often be allowed. From then on it's getting a chassis, building light small then getting the most out of your available space. It'd be more of a small cabin than a house and I'm fairly sure you aren't allowed permanent residence but if it's a bug out building being effectively a homestead that you'd be (officially) maintaining on the weekends they should allow it. Just check out the regulations then work out how to pitch your proposal.
I am lucky I have 2 allotments, down here they can't find enough people to rent them all. Trouble is I feel is it TSHTF fan will veg patches be raided by hungry people.
Land is wonderful stuff, if you can buy some now do so, buy as much as you can afford, if you have to get a small mortgage to do so it will be worth it. But make sure you can use it for what you want, if you want to put a building on it there maybe a reason that you can't. Try to avoid renting if you possibly can, you are just doing work for someone elses benefit in the end, as you will one day have to give it back.
my be a long shot but you could ask a local farmer if you could rent a field, not sure what farming is like where you live and what the land is like but might be worth a shot if you not miles away
ynotshi wrote:my be a long shot but you could ask a local farmer if you could rent a field, not sure what farming is like where you live and what the land is like but might be worth a shot if you not miles away
Agricultural land isn't gardening land though, so you may need to check that it is OK to turn a field into something more like an allotment than a field, some of the MAFF or whatever are rules are quite strict.
ynotshi wrote:my be a long shot but you could ask a local farmer if you could rent a field, not sure what farming is like where you live and what the land is like but might be worth a shot if you not miles away
Agricultural land isn't gardening land though, so you may need to check that it is OK to turn a field into something more like an allotment than a field, some of the MAFF or whatever are rules are quite strict.
my apoligise if i didnt make my self clear in my reply this was for his increase in live stock and yes you are right rules are strict this also applys to keeping animals in residential areas but all answers can be found at defra's web site
this was for his increase in live stock and yes you are right rules are strict this also applys to keeping animals in residential areas but all answers can be found at defra's web site
