site on agricultural land

physioman

Hi i was looking at buying 8 acres of good quality agricultural land. I found such land and my plan was to possibly build on 3 acres and possibly sell off the rest for sites. What are the chances of getting planning permission for sites. Just dont want to buy it if i cant make money off it. Sorry if my query is too vague

Markcheese

Would say somewhere between slim and none depending on the area...

Sharpshooter82

Markcheese wrote: »

Would say somewhere between slim and none depending on the area...

I agree, most co co clamped down on that practice a while back

keep going

physioman wrote: »

Hi i was looking at buying 8 acres of good quality agricultural land. I found such land and my plan was to possibly build on 3 acres and possibly sell off the rest for sites. What are the chances of getting planning permission for sites. Just dont want to buy it if i cant make money off it. Sorry if my query is too vague

Thats a great idea buy eight acres and build a shot of houses on it, why didnt anyone think of that before.sure thing, cant go wrong id say

nashmach

physioman wrote: »

Hi i was looking at buying 8 acres of good quality agricultural land. I found such land and my plan was to possibly build on 3 acres and possibly sell off the rest for sites. What are the chances of getting planning permission for sites. Just dont want to buy it if i cant make money off it. Sorry if my query is too vague

Is the road frontage that good on the parcel of land that it will allow that many houses to be built?

As others said above, your chances are slim to none and you will have a nice tax bill to contend with too and the hassle of auctioneers and planners.

reilig

Most County development plans have been amended to allow only the person who is going to farm the land build a house on it.

There is a provision for to allow others to build, but that is only if there aren't any houses for sale in the local town, village or countryside.

Toplink

physioman wrote: »

Hi i was looking at buying 8 acres of good quality agricultural land. I found such land and my plan was to possibly build on 3 acres and possibly sell off the rest for sites. What are the chances of getting planning permission for sites. Just dont want to buy it if i cant make money off it. Sorry if my query is too vague

If you have kids, you can get planning in their names, build houses away but you'll be stuck with them for 10 years from once planning has been granted before they can be sold.

Manys the lads that's scratching his head out our way... looking out at a few empty, badly built dormer bungalows, that are hardly worth the money that was put into them.

hugo29

forget it, there will be a combination of all the above, while not all technically correct,

only way it may work is if land is on the outskirts of a town or village and is zoned residential, which will allow you a higher housing density, but as 1 off sites highly unlikely

yellow50HX

hugo29 wrote: »

forget it, there will be a combination of all the above, while not all technically correct,

only way it may work is if land is on the outskirts of a town or village and is zoned residential, which will allow you a higher housing density, but as 1 off sites highly unlikely

there was a way you could built 2 identical houses side by side a few years ago in a 1 ac site. i know a few lads that did that and built them and kept one for them selves and flogged the other the pay for the work. think that loop hole has been closed off since.

the other thing that has changed is that there are a lot less brown envolope's floating around and with a lot less planning applications being made there is more scrunity on the ones being made so its less likely to find a willing accomplice in the coco for those with with questionable morals looking to make a quick buck