Land sterilisation question

flyingknight

I'm in the process of buying a 10 acre field, with a view to eventually applying for planning permission for a one off house for myself. I believe I meet the local needs requirements, but I'm concerned that my local county council may sterilise the remaining land as part of any planning grant. Is there any way to prevent this? If I was to purchase the 10 acres as two separate land registry folios of say 9 acres and 1 acre both in my own name. But then only include the land registry portion for the 1 acre as part of my planning application, would this protect me from the risk of sterilisation? If not, would putting it in my wifes name offer any protection? Or in another family members name ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Poor Uncle Tom

Anyone on here will not advise you on ways to 'get around' the planning process.

However, common sense would dictate that you get planning permission on any site first, and purchase any land parcel afterwards, as you will most likely have to give details of ALL FAMILY LANDHOLDINGS as part of your planning process.

OK, after checking the date of the post was 2011 and not 2006.

I think the biggest issue you will have is likely to be "local needs" requirements for getting permission to build one house, let alone having an option to develope others in the future.

Mellor

flyingknight wrote: »

If I was to purchase the 10 acres as two separate land registry folios of say 9 acres and 1 acre both in my own name.

Not going to happen.
As part of the planning application the site related to the application (1 acre) is outlined in red and all site under the applicants ownership outlined in blue.

rayjdav

To add to the above, the likley hood of a Section 47 would be slim imho, from the information given, unless there is substantial "ribbon development" in the immediate locality, or the development and other lands are in areas of scenic interest etc as stipulated in your local CDP.

Has the present land owner sold many sites from his existing parcels and if so, make sure and check in your LA that there are NO existing Section 47's attached on the parcels.

As Mellor pointed out above ^, any lands that are within your, or your family holdings, at the time of application, must be delineated on an OS map.
PUT above ^ may have the sensible solution, from a Planning point, but may make your legal paperwork and cost a bit of a nightmare?
Like DonalBaker ^ too, I had to check the date of the post:D:D.

Also, from experience, there are certain Councils only who are sticklers for this beauty, and others still have not got to that page in the Act yet...:D