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Land prices in UK
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There are three plots of land of 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 acres that are coming up for sale near where I live, in Walsall, West Midlands, UK. They don't have planning permission, seem to be general scrub, and two of them have natural water supplies. Going by the rule of thumb that if planning permission was easy to get, if would already be got before sale, I'd consider it to be growing space, first and foremost. I might be taking redundancy soon, and would like to take the opertunity to have a total change of direction. I need know how much such land might be expected to go for. I hope that nobody goes mad, paying residential prices for what should be agricultural land. Would ten acres be enough to set up an organic veg box service? I know that I'll need help with this, as I'm not experienced in organic or bio-dynamic gardening. My garden is too small for much practice and the majority is on the shade side of my house. What I need more of is inspiration. Anyone interested? -- David Lloyd So open minded, my brains dribbled out. |
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from "david lloyd" contains these words: Hi, There are three plots of land of 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 acres that are coming up for sale near where I live, in Walsall, West Midlands, UK. They don't have planning permission, seem to be general scrub, and two of them have natural water supplies. Going by the rule of thumb that if planning permission was easy to get, if would already be got before sale, I'd consider it to be growing space, first and foremost. I might be taking redundancy soon, and would like to take the opertunity to have a total change of direction. I need know how much such land might be expected to go for. I hope that nobody goes mad, paying residential prices for what should be agricultural land. If it's buildable/developable, of course they will. Find out from local planning depts. Why do you think it's agricultural? An unattached agricultural left-over patch of 3 acres would be unusual, especially in the old industrial heart of England. It's maybe old steel or mine- workings, or spoil from potteries or heavy industry, heavily contaminated by a century of waste by-products. Some post-industrial land is still too toxic for residential building land, let alone for growing food on. Supposing the land had actually been used for NON-organic crop growing, you would still face a wait of several years before the level of residual pesticides and fertilisers reduced to a level the SA would accept for Organic status. Ask about local land and local values, at local land surveyors, or estate agents, or your local council. Would ten acres be enough to set up an organic veg box service? I know that I'll need help with this, as I'm not experienced in organic or bio-dynamic gardening. Not wishing to be cruel; but to stand a snowball's chance in hell, you need to have at least a basic grasp of what Organic food is , and your comments make clear you dont have a clue. You can only market it as Organic, if the soil, as well as the growing method, reaches a UK Organic standard certifiable by the Soil Association.. Ditto, the water supply. So, you need to enquire into the last 100 years of that land's history of usage. Start at the local council, library etc; local water boards. Join the HDRA. Supposing the land had actually been used for NON-organic crop growing, you would still face a wait of several years before the level of residual pesticides and fertilisers reduced to a level the SA would accept for Organic status. If you have no experience in organic veg growing, DO NOT try to learn by doing it on a commercial scale. Rent yourself an allotment; you'll find that quite challenging enough for starters. Or get some experience by working for your keep on an Organic farm (called WWOOF..look it up on the net). Janet |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The message from "david lloyd" contains these words: Hi, There are three plots of land of 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 acres that are coming up for sale near where I live, in Walsall, West Midlands, UK. They don't have planning permission, seem to be general scrub, and two of them have natural water supplies. Going by the rule of thumb that if planning permission was easy to get, if would already be got before sale, I'd consider it to be growing space, first and foremost. I might be taking redundancy soon, and would like to take the opertunity to have a total change of direction. I need know how much such land might be expected to go for. I hope that nobody goes mad, paying residential prices for what should be agricultural land. If it's buildable/developable, of course they will. Find out from local planning depts. Why do you think it's agricultural? An unattached agricultural left-over patch of 3 acres would be unusual, especially in the old industrial heart of England. It's maybe old steel or mine- workings, or spoil from potteries or heavy industry, heavily contaminated by a century of waste by-products. Some post-industrial land is still too toxic for residential building land, let alone for growing food on. Supposing the land had actually been used for NON-organic crop growing, you would still face a wait of several years before the level of residual pesticides and fertilisers reduced to a level the SA would accept for Organic status. Ask about local land and local values, at local land surveyors, or estate agents, or your local council. Would ten acres be enough to set up an organic veg box service? I know that I'll need help with this, as I'm not experienced in organic or bio-dynamic gardening. Not wishing to be cruel; but to stand a snowball's chance in hell, you need to have at least a basic grasp of what Organic food is , and your comments make clear you dont have a clue. You can only market it as Organic, if the soil, as well as the growing method, reaches a UK Organic standard certifiable by the Soil Association.. Ditto, the water supply. So, you need to enquire into the last 100 years of that land's history of usage. Start at the local council, library etc; local water boards. Join the HDRA. Supposing the land had actually been used for NON-organic crop growing, you would still face a wait of several years before the level of residual pesticides and fertilisers reduced to a level the SA would accept for Organic status. If you have no experience in organic veg growing, DO NOT try to learn by doing it on a commercial scale. Rent yourself an allotment; you'll find that quite challenging enough for starters. Or get some experience by working for your keep on an Organic farm (called WWOOF..look it up on the net). Janet All good points. There was a coal mine located in this area, must be more than twenty years ago. The whole area can't be blighted by this though. I was going by the developers' rule of thumb, that if a plot was easy to get PP, it would already have it before being sold, as the seller would be unlikely to miss out on such a bonus. An allotment is a good point. I should also be able to pick up some practicle knowledge there. At this stage, organic is not as important as home grown, even though I don't use pesticides etc myself. I can't expect neighbouring allotment holders to be organic, but the growing experience would still be valuable. Cheers. |
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i work on a 10 acre organic farm. about 1/3 is orchard and soft fruit plantation, 1/3 is pasture (for a small flock of sheep and space for chix) and 1/3 is raised beds and polt-tunnels for veg etc. despite having high yeilds of almost everything, it is difficlut for us to maintain a box scheme through the winter even for a moderate number of customers. you'd either have to buy stuff in, or get more land and staff.
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