Purchase land adjacent to estate for shed build

E45DHC

Hello

My home is in a housing estate, with the back garden back boundary wall meeting a field.

The garden is quite small and I would like a decent sized shed, and was thinking of considering the possibility that the farmer / land owner of the field behind might be interested in selling a few sq m so that we could extend out the garden to build the shed.

Can anyone advise what the considerations might be for something like this.

As my home / garden is part of a housing estate - is tacking on a bit of extra land beyond my back wall a no-go?

Will a purchase of a pocket of land be allowed where there is technically no access to it (I would knock through the back wall but on paper it would appear as though I am owning a 'bubble' of the field?)

Appreciate any insights anyone might have to share!

Cheers

Furze99

What's the land behind currently used for? Is it grazed or tilled?

You can only ask and see but most farmers are reluctant to sell small parcels of land as far I can know. The Land is a big thing and anyway that would create a precedent for others to ask likewise. Having an irregular boundary too makes it harder to manage with mowing or ploughing etc.

E45DHC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119612426#Comment_119612426

Hi there

As far as I know he is not a farmer, but allows other local farmers to keep sheep there - the sheep usually only seem to stay a week or two before moving on somewhere else.

I thought that yes about what if everyone else gets the same idea - but said I would see here if it is even a possibility firstly before asking him anything, but he could obviously refuse for any reason and that's fine!

Padre_Pio

I suppose it depends on how much you're willing to spend. The conveyancing fees are a €2-4k as standard, so for a few sq. meters of land it would be very expensive.

Then you run into zoning issues. I presume this is farmland, so you may need to contend with that.

Then it's down to the farmer and if they are willing to sell a paltry (to them) piece of land and if it worth the hassle.

I wonder if it would be better to buy an acre or two of farmland and build a shed for storage of tools & equipment with the justification that you're operating a small hobby farm.

E45DHC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119612467#Comment_119612467

What kind of issues could zoning present, and who would be able to advise how to tackle that? A solicitor?

Padre_Pio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119612569#Comment_119612569

You don't tackle it. Not worth the hassle.