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Pretty sure that if a barn has been used for agricultural purposes then you can convert it after a certain period of time. I want to say 10yrs.
Yes, I think this is "Class Q" permission. Presumably savvy farmers have a rolling programme of barn-building where they harvest barns in their 11th year to sell to developers.
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This is all a bit vague, but might give you somewhere to start...
Pretty sure that if a barn has been used for agricultural purposes then you can convert it after a certain period of time. I want to say 10yrs.
Depending on what sort of land it is you can rent it out - say for graising.
My dad inherited one and a half bits of field down in the west country. He always wanted to put a timber barn on it so that it could be converted at some point but never did. Probably more money than it's worth now. Anyway point is he rents it for cattle graising, not exactly passive income, but it covers maintenance costs and it has never really been worth enough to sell. He definitely should have just chucked something up when he got it though.
The main problem with it for visiting is that it's fucking miles from London, so I'd factor accessibility over everything. Still when I was small I enjoyed playing around and helping to cut back the trees the few times a year we'd go.
If you get something that has some established trees you could also look at building a tree house plus making some sort of decking area to make general chilling more comfy. Thinking more
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