Whether you are thinking of developing part of your land or estate into residential or commercial property opportunities, or you have already carried out development works and someone is challenging them, or you wish to site masts or turbines on your land, our Planning Law Team can help with any enquiries that you have and can help steer you through the mass of regulations in this area.
Farm dwellings are often "agricultural ties”. That is, there are conditions attached to those properties restricting occupation of them to local farmworkers.
We can explain the implications of such conditions, advise whether they are still enforceable and, if they are, whether there is any chance of getting them lifted and if so how.
Alternatively an application by you for planning permission for an additional dwelling may have been met with a request for a condition restricting occupation to local farmworkers or with a planning obligation tying the new dwelling to the existing farm - ie preventing the property from being sold separately.
We can guide you through the planning process; suggest how you can improve your chances of securing the best planning permission and minimize the restrictions imposed. We can also negotiate and draft any planning obligation which may be required.
If you are faced with any agricultural tie issues, just click on "Please contact me” or ring us on 0845 567 5000.
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