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After 3 years of searching I have found what I thought to be the perfect piece of land... 17.5 acres, lots of road frontage, in a community I already know, peaceful, no direct neighbours, no uplifts, etc...
It is being sold as a separate parcel of land split from the sale of a house which was built in the 1980's and until a few months ago had an ag tie, it was run as a stud.
There is water connection and a field shelter in one of the fields. It has, in the ten years I've been in the area, only been used for grazing horses (some of which are rugged).
I have paid a deposit, in the process of remortgaging the house and instructed a solicitor...
Then it occurred to me it might be equestrian rather than ag land... Is this going to crush my dreams?! (I have asked the vendor to clarify, but have totally fallen in love and already have a lot of money invested!)
Xx
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What happens if the land is classified as equestrian?
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Eve
, 05 Mar 2015 09:39
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Posted 05 March 2015 - 10:35
Wiseowl
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Hi Eve
You don't quite explain what your dreams for the land involve. But if you wish to use it for agriculture, that is not a problem - the use of land for agriculture is not development, and in that respect the recent use of the land is irrelevant.
Obviously putting up buildings, and/or a change of use of part to residential, for example, would involve development and you would need further advice about those aspects.
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Posted 05 March 2015 - 11:17
Eve
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Thank you for your prompt reply...
Ah yes, explaining my dream might have been helpful!
I eventually want to have a farm and earn a living off the land, so that my husband can retire from his current career... And using the f2f method would like to live on site, eventually....
Xx
Ah yes, explaining my dream might have been helpful!
I eventually want to have a farm and earn a living off the land, so that my husband can retire from his current career... And using the f2f method would like to live on site, eventually....
Xx
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Posted 05 March 2015 - 22:19
bramblebasher
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Interesting point raised there, is a stud agricultural (don't think so,) and if not how can a stud farm have an ag tied dwelling?
I thought horsiculture included stud businesses but perhaps this is technically farming as it's producing animals as, well, basically, a crop?
Sounds like a good dream Eve, hopefully the land will be productive having horses on it for a while 
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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:07
Wiseowl
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Some ties allow equestrian use.
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Posted 06 March 2015 - 22:06
Eve
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Panic over, the vendor has confirmed it is just ag land! Xx
