5 acres for sale..

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Not far from me there is just over 5 acres of land for sale. Still getting more info on whether it would eventually be suited to build a house on. When I had a look I think I imagined 5 acres to be more! My horse is on a livery yard with 3 mares in a field that size so it took me by suprise really. Would you say with careful management it would be suitable for 2 horses and a pony. I was thinking block of 3 stables and hay barn plus tack room. Hard standing area for all year round then saving the grassy area for when it is dry/summer. Obviously this could all be a wishful dream if we would be unlikely to get planning but going to look into it!
 
It depends on the ground really. 5 acres of free draining sand or limestone? Yes, absolutely. 5 acres of heavy clay with a coal seam that's lower than neighbouring land? No. Not in a million years!
Assuming it's good ground 5 acres should be enough, you could make a big enough track around the edge and cut the middle for hay (or save it for winter grazing).
 
DirectorFury said:
It depends on the ground really. 5 acres of free draining sand or limestone? Yes, absolutely. 5 acres of heavy clay with a coal seam that's lower than neighbouring land? No. Not in a million years!
Assuming it's good ground 5 acres should be enough, you could make a big enough track around the edge and cut the middle for hay (or save it for winter grazing).
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We once viewed a property with 20 acres, which proved to be almost vertical cliff face! Mountain goats would have struggled, almost 30 years later, we still call it 'the spider farm'.

OP, traditionally, you need 2 acres for the first horse and one acre per horse after that, so 5 acres should be fine for your herd. I have my doubts about pp though, I'm afraid. Is there a house nearby that might come up for sale?
 
I'll have to do a check on the type of land. My partner has worked in the planning department before and he says although its green belt it isnt always impossible to get green belt planning approval but looking at previous plans in the area not much has been done so havent really got anything to compare to. If it wasnt green belt I think it would have been triple the price tag and would of already gone to a developer! Even if we couldn't build in the future it might be worth it just to have my own grazing. The track idea is great. I have a lot of research to do! The council also do a pre plan check which you can do before purchase.
 
So long as you aren’t expecting it to provide the only food source I think it’s fine. I have 1 horse and 4 ponies on my 2 acres. They have a hard standing and yard area where they choose to spend most of the winter and I find there’s too much grass for the ponies in summer. As above it does depend on the ground and how much you mind mud!
 
Cowpony said:
It's worth checking the acreage - sometimes it gets exaggerated. There's a website where you can find a map of the plot and draw a line round it, and the website will tell you the size.
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Absolutely this.

A 3.1 acre field not far from me sold as a 4 acre field for over 100k 2 years ago.
It was marketed in July 18 (remember how dry that summer was?).
Its completely unsuitable except in summer for any livestock as very boggy when wet. Fencing was dreadful too, unsafe for anything.
Completely green belt and previous owners screwed it up for others as they were made to take down the 5 stables they built on it without planning.
New owners had rose tinted specs when buying, ended up with being allowed 2 stables and an open store.
 
I've got 2 horses and a pony on 2.8 acres at the moment. I anticipate feeding hay all summer and having to manage turnout next winter and until I get my other 4 acres to grass. Once I've got the full 6.8 acres in play I reckon I'll be able to add another horse. So ground dependent I think 5 acres will be enough for your needs. As long as it's not a bog. Definitely had access to much less land per horse on most of the livery yards I've been on.
 
I've got just under 5 acres on sandy clay. Probably just over 4 usable acres, I've got 2 horses and lots of grass in the spring to autumn however they have to be stabled overnight in winter and fed hay. Last winter they were in at night from end of September until end of February as it was so wet. The winter field was a muddy big but has already recovered.
I could keep 3 horses on it, especially 3 normal sized horses (one of mine is 17.2hh) if I had another stable.
 
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