It's a long shot

[Ms-T]

Wishing you good luck..and may all your dreams come true

[lottie dolly]

What lovely landscape,wish you both all the best,good luck and hope your dreams will come true

[Mr Bones]

Fingers crossed for you both SP

[Runtpuppy]

Oooh, good luck, SP!

I know less than nothing about this, so no advice to give, but fingers and toes crossed

[Snoop Puss]

Looks fantastic. Can I ask who the "them" and "they" are in this sentence? The architect, the local authority, the species protection body?

We've had a chat with them and they don't see any issues with use building.

[Snadger]

Would it be a timber framed house built in modules off site and erected very quickly? Just wondered because that seems to be the way to go these days.
The fact you would like to link it to a GC should bode well as small cottage industries help the local economy. I don't think you would get much passing trade though so it would need to possibly be internet based?


Good luck and we expect regular updates with piccies!

[Aberdeenplotter]

OOOOH , exciting innit . Hope it all falls into place for you.

[Jay22]

Exciting times ahead for you both SP, fingers and everything crossed for you! Keep us in the loop!

[veggiechicken]

Have you noticed how SP's project has grown from

"small market garden" (SP)

to Shop (Scarlet)

to Garden Centre. (Snadger).

That's how much confidence we have in you both

[Nicos]

How absolutely fàntastic!
I admire your courage...it will work out wonderfully in the end -because of your enthusiasm with everything you do and your very practical approach.
Well done...I'm going to watch your progress with great glee
Do please keep us updated!

[Small pumpkin]

Looks fantastic. Can I ask who the "them" and "they" are in this sentence? The architect, the local authority, the species protection body?

We've had a chat with them and they don't see any issues with use building.

Them and they are the people that run the SPA. You can't talk to local authorities ( planning) without paying them first. We tried.

Would it be a timber framed house built in modules off site and erected very quickly? Just wondered because that seems to be the way to go these days.
The fact you would like to link it to a GC should bode well as small cottage industries help the local economy. I don't think you would get much passing trade though so it would need to possibly be internet based?


Good luck and we expect regular updates with piccies!

Yeah timber frame is the plan. Get it to wind and water tight. Then we will do the rest ourselves .

Have you noticed how SP's project has grown from

"small market garden" (SP)

to Shop (Scarlet)

to Garden Centre. (Snadger).

That's how much confidence we have in you both

I'd spotted that !!!!

How absolutely fàntastic!
I admire your courage...it will work out wonderfully in the end -because of your enthusiasm with everything you do and your very practical approach.
Well done...I'm going to watch your progress with great glee
Do please keep us updated!

I will update when ever anything happens. I'm expecting this thread to become my personal rant thread. I'm really hoping it's going to be my personal happy thread.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and choose my kitchen taps

[Snoop Puss]

Them and they are the people that run the SPA. You can't talk to local authorities ( planning) without paying them first. We tried.

That's excellent news. You may have to adapt your ideas as you go along, but if the SPA doesn't object in principle, then it sounds like the whole thing should be a go-er. The process will inevitably give you headaches along the way, but the end 'product' sounds like a real possibility.

Our problems have been: a downturn in the Spanish economy, which meant our savings got used up on living expenses; and then by the time we'd got the money together, an SPA had been set up, and they do their utmost to deter people from living in the countryside. So our building plans are stymied and we're not very sure how to proceed, other than staying as we are. If you can manage it, do it all at once or as much as possible so that you're not caught out by changing rules or personnel with different ideas.

Very best of luck and best wishes for your new home and business. Looking forward to hearing about your progress. Will you be staying in your current home meanwhile?

[Small pumpkin]

Will you be staying in your current home meanwhile?

Well now that's a million dollar question!

I honestly don't know.

[veggiechicken]

When I wanted planning permission, I had an informal chat with the local planning officer before I had plans drawn up. He was very helpful and told me what they were likely to approve so that I could tweak my plans to fit.
Can you do that, SP?

[Small pumpkin]

When I wanted planning permission, I had an informal chat with the local planning officer before I had plans drawn up. He was very helpful and told me what they were likely to approve so that I could tweak my plans to fit.
Can you do that, SP?

Unfortunately that's not possible VC. When all this first came about and we found out the land had an SPA on it. We phoned the planning office just to ask the very general question " do you ever allow planning on an SPA? ". No location given , no other details at all. They refused point blank to answer! All they said was you have to put in a pre planning application. That's £100 a go !
That's why we've gone straight to an architect. Hopefully he knows what the planners are keen on at the moment and can help us jump through all their hoops.