JimmyH78 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Dear Forum Im hoping you can help with a situation that we find ourselves in. 2 years ago we bought a farm with an adjoining barn conversion. One of the sellers (2 different owners) wasn’t ready to move so we rented the barn conversion back to them for a 6 month period. This ended over 12 months later after courts and solicitors were involved as we couldn’t get her out, she even managed to get out of the eviction due to a loop hole, costing us thousands in court and solicitor fees. She is a particularly unpleasant woman (in her 70s!) who took our genuine offer to help her out and threw it back in our face. The seller retained a piece of land next to us with a barn and a plot with planning permission. She had the barn converted (without PP) and moved in. The barn conversion had new windows that looked into our yard and access via our farm yard which is for Agricultural purposes only. The enforcement team were involved and she was forced to apply for permission retrospectively, claiming that the new barn conversion was going to be retained as ancillary (A hydro therapy area a la captain tom) to the main accommodation that she planned to build and that it would be used as temporary accommodation while the build took place Planning has since advised that she will be unlikely to get permission to retain it post build and she should focus on a temporary permission while she builds. Which is now on the latest planning portal page. Planning informed us that this will likely be managed through a legal agreement with the applicant. Im keen to hear from anyone that has ever been in a similar situation and if they were able to successfully object to temporary usage and on what grounds? Any loop holes that I should be aware of? I can say how much sympathy I have for people that go through planning disputes (on both sides) they hang over you and consume most of your thoughts and the worse part is everything takes so long. If you want to check out the saga, take a look here: https://apps.westdevon.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/Home/Details/232345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 I am sorry that you are involved in such a tiresome, miserable and expensive issue. Please try not to let it take over your life and I hope it is resolved soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyH78 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Thank you Punter, appreciate it 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDamo Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Didn’t you post and ask this on the FB group, Planning Geek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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