I have been considering purchasing a small woodlands for a while now (all of 4 days!) Around the 8 acre mark you can get them up here for decent prices. However finding information on what you are allowed to do with them with regards to tipis, yurts, huts, management, business etc is not easy.
A phonecall to my local council was useless, they informed me I need to let them know where the land is before they can enter me into the system and give me any information, as I have not bought any land yet.........
Online I have learned a few titbits but I am still researching so if anyone know what is allowed and what is not or has any resource material they can link me too it would be appreciated.
It seems that caravans are allowed to be residential for 28 days of the year. Huts and sheds are allowed (what constitutes a hut?) as are treehouses (again what constitutes a treehouse?). Camping is allowed but probably the 28 day residential rule here applies....
Huts... Is a log cabin a hut?
For example: Lets say I wanted to build a log cabin in the woods, install a few solar panels and a hydro or wind powered generator for small supplies of electricity and practise bushcraft there at weekends. Is this allowed? What if I slept there for 2 months? Is that then residential?
I am not looking to move into the woods, but some information on what I can practise/do there before even considering looking for an appropriate plot is of interest to me.
Sporting rights seem to be granted on purchase (or not granted) and there are differences between leasehold land and freehold which I have only just learned.
Anything at all in the way of factual information would be much appreciated
A phonecall to my local council was useless, they informed me I need to let them know where the land is before they can enter me into the system and give me any information, as I have not bought any land yet.........
Online I have learned a few titbits but I am still researching so if anyone know what is allowed and what is not or has any resource material they can link me too it would be appreciated.
It seems that caravans are allowed to be residential for 28 days of the year. Huts and sheds are allowed (what constitutes a hut?) as are treehouses (again what constitutes a treehouse?). Camping is allowed but probably the 28 day residential rule here applies....
Huts... Is a log cabin a hut?
For example: Lets say I wanted to build a log cabin in the woods, install a few solar panels and a hydro or wind powered generator for small supplies of electricity and practise bushcraft there at weekends. Is this allowed? What if I slept there for 2 months? Is that then residential?
I am not looking to move into the woods, but some information on what I can practise/do there before even considering looking for an appropriate plot is of interest to me.
Sporting rights seem to be granted on purchase (or not granted) and there are differences between leasehold land and freehold which I have only just learned.
Anything at all in the way of factual information would be much appreciated
