Dale Farm ...... impact on planning?

[canteron]

Is it going to make it more difficult to get planning on 'pony paddock' land and will the council now be swifter to enforce it.

Near me there are several paddocks of about 5 acres, which change hands fairly regularly and are always bought by people with horses - who all try and put a caravan on the site and get planning permission. (And to be honest always fill the land up with old tyres and falling down sheds, not great). I always feel the horses are being used as a reason for planning permission rather than being looked after particularly well in their own right.

Any views?

 

[ladyt25]

I don't think it will make any difference. I cannot understand how they were allowed to get away with it for so long as they di and I don't understand all the people who protested against them being forced to move either! They BROKE THE LAW! If I went and built on my land without permission I could fully expect to have my house ripped down too. In my mind the 'travellers' should either travel as their name would suggest or they should do as everyone else does and get a house/flat (after all that is what they built anyway) but of course they don't want to do that do they as god forbid they pay any taxes like the rest of us!

I tried to build a log home on our 12 acres that we have owned for over 20 years and kept horses on. We have 2 stables on it and 2 field shelters that were given permission. However, I my application was turned down. BUT, at the entrance to our track a fat cat property developer WAS granted permission to build two 5 bedroomed houses our of what was formerly a barn/nursery and after that an office block. I do believe it's a lot about who you know not what you know with these things - oh and how many back-handers you can give the right people!

I think if the government goes ahead with its plans to build on greenbelt land then this may set a precedent for people who own land and have livestock etc on it but have previously been denied planning. At the end of the day if the government can build thousands of houses on greenbelt then why shouldn't the likes of myself be able to build one?

As a note I am against the plans to build more houses on greenbelt land - I think they should put more effort in to regenerating poor, run down areas first which they do not seem to be doing on a large scale - there are still far too many houses and flats lying empty or that have been boarded up. Why don't they work on those first before building more?

God, that turned into more of a rant than I thought it would! Lol

 

[BBH]

Everybody who buys land for their horses will have the goal of living there but the issue is whether it is done legally. I don't think Dale farm will make a jot of difference to others as planners will decide what is suitable for their district.

Pony paddocks don't automatically mean development rights will be granted and buying land is very expensive so I don't think people buying it will be the sort to mistreat their animals.

Horses are a hindrance to planning permission as they are not classed as agricultural and don't have the same rights. Anyone with the sole objective of building a house, living in a mobile home on site would be better to breed ducks, rabbits, keep cows than buy horses.