"Michael Berridge" wrote in message
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Chris Nellist wrote in message ...
How do the English laws and regulations governing 'designated
agricultural land' come into play when someone wants to convert
farmland
into garden??

What actually happens if someone buys somewhere in the country with a
few acres, and starts turning a field previously used for agriculture
or
grazing into a large garden? Maybe rearranging a few internal
boundaries
in the process. Is this in contravention of the title deeds, or
planning
regs, or do neighbouring farmers who could use the land for farming
have
the right to object, or...? Just wondered how the system works.

There have been a couple of fairly recent, the last few years, cases
where someone has done just that, in all cases they were ordered to
return the land to its original state. You do need to contact the local
council.


There have been a few high profile cases, and, technically, it is correct
that one should obtain planning consent for change of use, before the event,
but I wonder how many people have made such a change informally in the past
and got away with it?