Real Estate Alliance

What should I look out for when thinking about purchasing agricultural land?

Answer:

Every piece of land is unique and any piece of land will have features individual to itself. The closer agricultural land is to a town or village the more expensive it may be. Depending on why you require land- there are different features to out for. Grazing land for cattle, sheep or horses does not necessarily need road frontage but ensure it has access via a lane for tractors etc… If you are looking to the long term with possible site potential you need some road frontage with 80 metres + visibility on each side of entrance for safe entry/exit. Entrances could be moved up or down to facilitate this.

Forts and other archaeological features are bad news- usually you need to stay at least 30 metres away from these with any proposed development.

Other aspects to look out for that may affect value,

Water supply – is there a local scheme available and at what cost.

Designation status- zoning (greenbelt) National Heritage Area (NHA) or Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Planning-was a previous planning application done on land, or is the land earmarked for road development.

Never buy a pig in a bag.

Ask as many questions as possible about the future possibilities of the land either from the selling agent or somebody experienced in assessing future potential.