Planning permission re polytunnels.

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Planning permission re polytunnels.

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gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 14 8:53 am Post subject: Planning permission re polytunnels.
Would I be allowed to put up a poly-yunnel on agricultural land?would I need planning permission? Does it depend on the size of the tunnel? Don`t want to make an expensive purchase and not be able to use it.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 14 11:27 am Post subject:
planning rules have recently changed. I think they were a grey area before, with the issue being are they temporary or permanent. Dont know what the story is now or even if polytunnels are affected, sorry.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 14 12:15 pm Post subject:
look at the guidelines for your local planning authority

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 14 8:07 pm Post subject:
Only if anyone knows about it.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 14 8:50 pm Post subject:

Bodger wrote:

Only if anyone knows about it.

There is that.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15966

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 14 6:47 am Post subject:
If you look it up on the internet so you know what the rules are, you could then go to your planning authority with the information if needed. When we went to them over an idea we had we were told we couldn't put up anything, whereas the rules said we could under agricultural regulations and temporary buildings were exempt anyway.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 14 8:24 am Post subject:
I think the biggest issue is using agricultural land.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 14 11:10 am Post subject:

In most instances they come under permitted development AFAIA.
That means you don't need planning permission, submit detailed plans etc, but still need to notify them. If they don't object within a certain period you can go ahead.
Personally if you just want a tunnel for growing for your own consumption I would just go ahead & not say anything.
If it's to be part of a business might be best to go down the official route.

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