Off Grid UK - Starting an off grid Homestead/Smallholding

[@Shelley-Nicole]

Love to see more and more breaking free from the system, hope you are still doing well if not better 🥰💫

[@sharkfatrccustoms]

That's one of the things which sucks about living in the UK. You can't do anything without having to pay rates or some other crap. Winds me up!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Everyone we've met so far has struggled with some sort of planning issues. Apparently there are loopholes but each case if different.. it's very frustrating :(.. Thanks for commenting.

[@Mechanicalrob]

@Mr Brightside that's true. Taxes frustrate some people when they think the council wastes it. However in the case of medical assistance we are fortunate that you can seek it without paying for treatment there and then. The US is very different.

[@raymondpomfret4214]

@Mr Brightside if the government made their own money there wouldn't be any need to pay taxes, but it's a clever system to control the masses that's how they have us by the short and curlies !

[@snowflakemelter1172]

You don't mind using the infrastructure that the local council maintains for you though.

[@neoadviser8056]

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[@mrundead6438]

At 29 I'm planning on doing the same thing even if I go it alone 😝

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment and good luck with your journey :)

[@Fintan33]

same here Mr Undead. All the best with your goal. I am 27 nearing 28 myself and hoping to do it by around 29

[@gouisegaming5574]

Guys we have until I'm 26 to attempt to be self sustainable because climate change is a thing and I'm 13 rn

[@heathb2015]

You don’t need to do it alone go into woof and you will find you can travel your way around lots of different groups living like this. Maybe find one you want to join. Good luck. I’m in the uk and saving to start something... the question is where? To buy land and set this up in the uk is very hard. And it would be nice to be somewhere with longer summers.

[@Svernon2k41]

@@gouisegaming5574 climate change isn't a thing

[@brioneyduggan1173]

Well done Dad and Andrea considering that I haven’t been down there for a few months it looks amazing xx

[@AnonYmous-uw2qm]

planning in uk is designed to keep small holders off the land at all costs... and the market is run by solicitors and estate agents and its utterly corrupted....why?

[@Isochest]

Monopolism by the elite. Their wealth and control is based on an artificial scarcity of land. Labour made things worse in 1947 with the Town and Country Planning Act. Kudos to this woman for living independently. True free enterprise

[@neilpike6758]

i know what to do to show all of the adults in the constituency that stopping a group of new farm owners and workers will go against all of the green hype, all of the sustainability hype, and human decency and respect. i am going to buy land for my orchards and some to sell when the band wagon speeds out of reach of me and my business plan, the gang yob vandal MPs and local council vandal groups and their underlings try to stop your work, How low can people get?.

[@gulldaw272]

Youve answered your own question. The country has gone to shit.

[@zenandtheartoflearninggyps7486]

One year in my van now,, superb I love it.. Just traveled France..

[@OffgridSecrets]

Good luck on your adventure! We are living offgrid in Spain. Best decision of our lives! Enjoy it.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment. Fantastic to hear the off grid lifestyle is working out for you guys :)

[@foxglove8836]

I enjoyed your vlog, It was great seeing people living the way they want. good luck to them.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment and kind words Linda :)

[@jamesfagan8474]

Love what ye are doing best for luck all from Ireland

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment James :)

[@hamzah6251]

Ridiculous that you have to ask the government for permission to live on your own private land!

[@SupraSmart68]

Indeed it is Hamzah S, if you'll pardon the pun. I mean, why would you pay for land or anything else if you still have no more right to decide what it's used for than someone who has no vested interest in it? Freehold means free, not subject to or ruled by another. The word has a meaning that seems to be lost on most people, like common sense or common law from which all others are derived. No doubt the term means 'Free to hold the land on a temporary basis for your master or landlord' whilst they're big game hunting in Africa or some such bullsh!t legalese definition. I say, "Man the pitchforks!", at least I would if I were not called sexist by some deranged lunatic with blue hair.

[@EvilEvilMonkey]

It really is. I mean I can understand if you were to build this in the midst of a city the reasons. But out in open land, improving or coexisting with it, there should never be an issue. It kills me knowing that no matter how hard I work, even if I own some land, someone from the government can come and tell me it has to go, or even that they have decided they are building a road, so you have to move it all.... No one wants others to have it "better" or "different" than them, How dare you build a lovely home, within 3 miles of my house that I never put any love into... that short of shit is what gets the government involved. Some one see's it and complains. So rule one of anything like this get to know the local, hell get them all involved in the build.

[@alexanderockenden2564]

Borderline fascism. Allodial land rights are key to freedom.

[@alexanderockenden2564]

@DITCHY That is such bullshit. There is a distinction between a corporation and a human being. If the law can't distinguish between the two then the law is unworkable.

[@EvanXDev]

Welcome to Draconia also known as the UK. It's no wonder the Pilgrims left on the Mayflower for greener pastures and a better life all those years ago.

[@johnlloyd139]

You are winners ! John ex patt here Thailand 15 years & returning UK spring 019 off grid Somerset in a yurt, sorted !!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment snd kind words John. If you're interested in being featured on lifeswap and telling your story we'd love to talk to you. You can contact us through our Facebook group or on the www.lifeswap.co.uk webpage :)

[@thelandofmint]

Good for you John, I'm an ex pat too in central Europe and would love to return to the UK but to live off the grid working the land with lots if animals.

[@johnlloyd139]

@@thelandofmint Tinkers bubble is my destination May 019 [e-mail]

[@naomi6212]

How is it going? I am also looking to buy a smallholding once restrictions are lifted.

[@bigfatpear]

good luck to you both.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting and your supportive words :)

[@shelldonaldson4276]

Well done! on choosing an amazing lifestyle!

[@sarahtyson4133]

love it to bits. I really hope every thing works out for you both. Your living your dreams. And mine best of luck for the new year. Take good care your very special

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

Ahhh love the chickens in the back ground, they are so relaxing to watch!

[@sammuddel7751]

Great stuff. Why should we have to have permission to not have to rely on someone's big company ie electric, water etc. Ridiculous!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Absolutely agree with you. Thanks for commenting.

[@michaeltalbot8242]

Thatsvvthhhe reason why because your not paying into the big companies which may mean more npeopke doing it

[@snowflakemelter1172]

You don't need any permission to live off grid, you can go to solar power , solid fuel burning and well water anytime you like, you only need permission to change the use of the land, if there were no such laws every plot of land would be filled with unsafe shanty towns.

[@rudimentaryganglia]

@@snowflakemelter1172 nah. People who don't know how to do it aren't gonna try

[@alexanderockenden2564]

@@snowflakemelter1172 Human beings need to live on the land. Period. Everything else is slavery.

[@robertfisher2093]

Love what you guys are doing , so many people want to do it but are scared to take the plunge. I would sell up and do it tomorrow if I the wife was interested in that way of life , so fed up with full time employment and being bullied at work by managers is not a safe place to be. I take my hat off to you guys and wish you all the best for the future, I will follow you and I feel you will succeed and be happy 👍

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting, we will pass this onto Andrea and Andy we will be visiting them on a regular basis to see how the homestead develops. Thanks again :)

[@neilpike6758]

you can have it easily and very cheaply if you buy your freehold part of a much bigger area, then that big group of people with a bit of go could build an eco village. join the single acre club and buy how ever many you like , i will buy five seperate freehold single acres ,four to sell later with orchards established on all, i am good at trees. best wishes

[@dennysmith7862]

Lovely teamwork... Great inspiration both of you... All that's good - tks for sharing...

[@EireHonour]

more people need to follow live your dreams, love life best of luck wish you the very best from ireland

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for.commenting :)

[@TomTremayne]

The girl in this video is amazing, fantastic attitude...........the guy in my opinion is the luckiest guy in the world!

[@fredflintstone1428]

I take my hat off to you both. BRAVO!

[@stevewatson1366]

Many hands make light work. Very hard work Living the dream. Bless you both

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment :)

[@MsChaman]

I want to try. I've been thinking about this for many years. I'm afraid of loneliness

[@thelandofmint]

Please upload more videos, I love what you do. I escaped the rat race few years ago to live with very little money in central Europe. But I do wish I can do that in the UK, It's my home and I feel lonely here.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting and we have lots of new videos soon. We'll be back to see Andy and Andrea very soon :)

[@Sb-de8nr]

Hi..whereabouts are u in europe?? Im thinkin bout goin to portugal..cheap and easy land. Would love to do it in uk..but no can do. Can u pm me?? Xx

[@light_irlight_ir3022]

Well done and best of luck with this change

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you and thanks for commenting :)

[@danbrowne9057]

All The Best of Luck to you both. I’ve always wanted to do what your doing I really hope it works out for you 😃

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment. We'll be filming regular updates with Andrea and Andy over the next few months :)

[@neilpike6758]

join the single acre purchase club and buy as many freehold single acre plots as you like to use, rent,plant, play,enjoy, and what ever you like. best wishes from someone who has BEEN THERE before and got vandalized out of business by the policy of our government, you have to fight or you can,t win, jealousy will be your second worst enemy and listening to any local planners is the first and worst thing you could do, they are programmed to say no to anyone they think they will walk all our with bent planning polices employed by your local MP, your local councill gang yob vandal group ,, best wishes,, come and make wine with our private members coop or our commercial wine making. your ideas will be good fun and life will be newly lived. I will be buying five seperate freehold single acre plots, Think on, best wishes

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

Fabulous! give it a couple of years and it'll all come together! With spare land they could have camping on there as an extra income!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comments and support as always :)

[@paulmaryon9088]

Well done guys, doing the same here, loving it , best move I ever made,

[@scopex2749]

HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR LAND PLEASEI want to go off grid and get away from the rat race and PEOPLE!, Ive had enough of all the violence, stabbings, loud music, screaming kids etc. I lost my home years ago when i got divorced so can only afford 2 acres of land. 😢I will build a wooden cabin, live off solar power, collect my own water, poo in a bucket and cook on a log burner! Screw the rest of the world! I admire you GOOD ON YOU! Plant TREES, you can use them for fire wood, Trees control flooding 😃 trees make the wind less on your home. If you have no utilities connected they CANNOT MAKE YOU PAY ANY COUNCIL TAX WHATSOEVER THAT IS ILLEGAL! They CANNOT evict you from your own land. If council prats come on your land uninvited that is TRESPASSING! I cant find any land anywhere because of the GREED! People asking £100,000 FOR ONE ACRE! I dont want any houses anywhere near me either. WELL DONE! 👍🏻 Is there any land near you I,ll come and join you and help!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Mist of that rant is pure fantasy.

[@PeterDe19]

wonderful, any chance of a update, would love to see this place and have a chat, good luck both of you .

[@616ShadowFox]

Wholesome :) hope they are doing well

[@Alapahauk]

love to you guys!! Keep on keeping on...

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

Good for you guys! We are about to find out if we have been successful in getting 3 acres, ours will be stock free. Our journey will also be on our channel soon, and we are writing a book about the whole process, it's a bare plot, no infrastructure, so gonna be hard work, it has temp planning permission for 5 years then we have to apply for full planning. Us Brits will join in the Homestead movement on small plots here in the UK. I hope people like you and us are an inspiration to others who dream of a different lifestyle. We wish you all the best x Jo and Dave

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting. If you'd like to be featured on lifeswap we'd love to come and have a chat with you :)

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

Life Swap that would be great, we will give you a shout once we are up and running, later this year. Thanks again. Jo and dave

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for coming back to us. We're organising some meet ups for likeminded people in Somerset and Devon later this year. We'll post the details on our Facebook group. Good luck with everything :)

[@Bentonendflowerfarm]

Life Swap ok great will keep an eye out

[@neilpike6758]

people who have guts and a good plan make money on land, I am going to make wine on my land, enough to live on very well off grid ,done it before, best wishes in your work.

[@LT_TOMMY_]

Good luck to you both , great video 👍👍👍

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment :)

[@H4CK61]

Well done the pair of you. Im moving to Devon soon I have bought a smallholding with a house and outbuildings and I am very lucky to have been able to do so. BUT what to do when Im there ?? I suppose it will all fall into place lol.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting. That sounds great, if you're interested in getting involved in the lifeswap community of like minded off grid people we will be organising some get togethers during 2019 :)

[@oakashthorn5714]

Sounds good.. we’re just started the process to moving to Devon from saddleworth ,scary but also exciting.. we’ve got the estates agents coming around next week to take the pictures, just hope the place we’ve seen stays on the market👀🤞

[@LifeSwapTV]

Sounds really exciting. Please keep in touch as we'd love for you guys to join our growing little community down here in Devon and Somerset. Good luck with everything :)

[@oakashthorn5714]

Life Swap will do it won’t be off grid living... but it’s certainly a life swap & a big move for us, unfortunately the house we’re looking at doesn’t have a small plot of land like we have here but there’s plenty of farms around the South Molton area which might rent me a bit waste ground they don’t use, I breed copper black Maran’s so I’ll be looking at continuing that once we get there🤞

[@H4CK61]

@@oakashthorn5714 22 miles as the crow flys from where I am going Greg. Northlew.

[@ldvconvoy4063]

Fantastic way of living. Hard work but what a way of life😁

[@gallopingg1]

BRILLIANT,

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment Michael :)

[@antonclark3420]

Good on you both!

[@deidrataylor2919]

I love the way they live a big dream of mine

[@jasonpikachu7091]

Deidra let’s make yours and my dreams come true and live off grid 😍

[@jasonpikachu7091]

@Jo Feeney I’ve actually emailed you but I didn’t get a reply? And I said I would come and see you and I would, I never said anything romantically to this person about living with them. Im currently looking for some land to buy myself anyway but if I could link with someone it would be better. So are you going to mail me jo?

[@jasonpikachu7091]

@Jo Feeney are you going to email me back?

[@sugarfree1894]

Somerset Levels? Looks so open :) So much good luck and good wishes to you!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment :)

[@paullewis9675]

its too late for me now. age has caught up with me but deeply regret not being as brave as you and doing what you have been doing.

[@dk6317]

Never too old, me and my 79 yr old mum intend to do this sometime this Yr.

[@dogknows9353]

great people its the way to go.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment and supportive words :)

[@alisonkershaw2035]

Lovely couple

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for commenting :)

[@MultiOutdoorman]

Try asking the local waste recyclers about acquiring some crushed brick to lay down over your muddy areas. thats a good start ! Admire your ambitions ... best wishes for the future !

[@marywest2896]

am new to your channel, wishing you all the luck from Arkansas U.S.A

[@LifeSwapTV]

Hey, thanks for commenting, it's always nice to hear from our friends across the pond :)

[@dogson5000]

You must have great satisfaction in what you’ve achieved. Something to be said for keeping busy to keep you sane. I’m looking to buy woodland for a similar simpler life.

[@neilpike6758]

join a single acre buying club and buy as many freehold single acre plots as you like or need, you can expect to pay load more for woodland these days , but if you plant a woodland your value goes up immediatly, Get a plan ready first.best wishes.

[@heathb2015]

From Sussex England I would love to come maybe camping in the summer and give you a hand with jobs and learn from your experience, I have an 8 year old son he would love to get stuck in!

[@saturninc3786]

what a wonderful, courageous and fantastic experience!!! You do have lots and lots of animals, large ones especially, that take so much care and bring on extra work that needs to be done. But I can see how rewarding this is. What a beautiful way to grow old together and live your life. Truely inspiring! PS do Andrea and Andy have a facebookpage or so where we can follow their experiences, or another way to contact them? Thanks!

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment and kind words, we will be regularly visiting Andrea & Andy over the next few months to see how things are progressing for them. They do have a Facebook page but I've not asked if I can post it here. If you join the lifeswap FB group, I'll check with them that they're happy for me to share it and post it there :)

[@brioneyduggan1173]

Facebook: Down at the land

[@VooDooMaGicMan81]

Robin Williams lives!

[@72Bats]

I thought Jimmy Osmond was a man!

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

What’s a permission? Local bylaws etc? Do you have unincorporated areas like we do here in Ontario Canada? We have no local govt. no bylaws. Nothing so we are free. Our taxes are $350 a year.

[@LifeSwapTV]

In the UK we have to have planning permission as well as building regulations to live on any land, even if we own it. It's really difficult to get these permissions as well. Thanks for commenting.

[@fauntleeeeroy]

Good for you

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Life Swap wow that’s terrible! I feel for you!

[@thelandofmint]

Wow, didn't know that Richard!

[@baileyharrison1030]

Life Swap planning permission for building the house? Or just to keep the animals?

[@stephenlennox5876]

Would love to do what you done but my health is too bad now so will have to stick to what I got I’m afraid

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment Stephen.

[@bonlives685]

hats off to anyone who tries this , I could see myself doing this and ignore any doomer's or the vegans

[@mimilion6072]

Agree ignore the doomers lol where there's a WILL THER'S A WAY..... BUT... I'm a vegan lol

[@bonlives685]

@@mimilion6072 bless ! lol

[@bonlives685]

but as a race we do depend to much on meat? the old term " balanced diet" should be used by all? this includes all the edible beneficial wildflowers there are in the world , there would be a lot less sickness in world and a healthy population? we just need to clean our sick minds then? lol.

[@BritishAnts]

Love your vibe! When can I move in? 📦♥️🥰

[@krazywally5685]

Good on you👍

[@eiletstone]

I wish you all the look in the world

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thank you for the comment :)

[@davidbutler4363]

Well done😁👍👏👏👏

[@Country-Gal-at-Heart]

Muddy wellies are the way forward lol. I hope your adventure is still going strong. I think once you've had a taste of freedom, coming back to a 9 till 5 slave to the system becomes less appealing. ~🌻~

[@paulwarren9854]

Is there a quarter acre spare for a larger carpentry workshop build and space to site a couple of poly tunnels. Estate agents been no use the last three years. Thanks.

[@MrLolofrog]

bravo les gars

[@highfrequencyvisionary]

I feel ya sis

[@markie1232]

Thereee you are Peter!!!

[@funkypaving9846]

Morning Where in simmerset is this pleas Lookslovely I am in Hertfordshire Have family in Bridgwater x

[@montygti]

Turn its into a donkey sanctury, youll get planning for log cabin then, Get in touch if you want more info as local.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for commenting. I'll pass your suggestion on to them :)

[@Pugilist928]

If we wanted to have a wash we can.

[@matty506]

How much did the land cost?

[@minidwarfdude9230]

Love Somerset for cheddar

[@marcosrissi]

Great everything. Thank you ;-)

[@carolhodson6353]

Ot is a hard job looking sfter the animals as well as maintenence on the land and dealing with everyday stuff.

[@andybrown6179]

Why not just buy land in Wales? As far as I’m aware you don’t need planning permission for what your doing

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

It's insane to realise that being homeless in England is illegal - you can't not have a fixed address. You can't even wild camp in England as it's classed as trespassing as all land is owned. You need permission to build on the land you've bought, you need permission to have access to the land you've bought. You can't permanently live in a non-fixed building, as that would require taxing and, again, permission (E.g. Mobile home). Yet if you want a house, you have to mortgage a fortune from a bank, then required to work to pay that off or risk loosing everything. Not just the mortgage, but the utilities and all the 'stuff' to go inside it. You're in a fixed location, so that puts reasonable limits on the radius of which you can travel for work and the amount you can earn. You'll need a vehicle - again is a loan these days. Your employer will have you captured, as you'll have to obey to pay for the debt you've accumulated. At what point are we just becoming a slave to the system, just to provide the basics for survival? At what point does the freedom start? Besides the few weeks a year you get off from work, when do you get to live your life?

[@gedoffmoiland2025]

Not sure I'd be comfortable living with harold shipman, especially as I'm getting older now.

[@kayleighb2007]

Get on Workaway and get an extra pair of helping hands in exchange for food :)

[@claredelamer7940]

please may i buy my logs from you? i would rather the cash goes to you wonderful folk.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment and kind words Clara, if you're serious about buying your logs from them please drop us an email on the lifeswap website and we'll pass on your details to Andrea and Andy www.lifeswap.co.uk ... Thanks again :)

[@nnglnd]

How do I go about doing this if I don't have anyone to divorce?

[@scottsmith2590]

What happens when they are no longer physically fit enough to do all these day to day chores. When they reach there 60s. How are they going to be able to support themselves then? I'm not trying to put a downer on things just trying to understand the bigger picture.

[@scottsmith2590]

Bradley Domeier I was not being negative here I was asking a genuine question. Have you replied this way as I have touched a nerve in actually thinking long term.

[@LifeSwapTV]

Thanks for the comment, you do pose an interesting question and I'll ask Andrea and Andy next time we film with them to see what contingency plans they have in place, if any :)

[@sammimitsu]

scott smith People who work physically tend to stay fitter and feel younger but there is always the contingency of illness.

[@VooDooMaGicMan81]

They won't be able to sustain this lifestyle in their late 70's, that's assuming one or both of them don't develop debilitating medical problems before then. I'm a self employed gardener and I see it with my older clients all the time. They are simply unable to do the heavy jobs they previously managed, the elderly women who previously didn't do much physical work are able to do more than their previously active husbands nine times out of ten. Your question is probably the most important I've read on these type of lifestyle change videos.

[@sammimitsu]

scott smith I'm 70 and I run a large allotment on my own. I'm fit and active and my mother worked physically in her large garden and cycled everywhere till she died at 95 from a short illness (cancer.) She would laugh to think that you regard one's 60s as too old to do physical work. But like her, I eat well, don't smoke or drink, and maintain a belief in God. I know in some cultures 60 is seen as old, but now 60 is the new 45, and 70 is the new 50!

[@AlsCal72]

Look up "one planet development" for those of you that want this kind of life.

[@BeekeeperBen]

Why dont u grow a food forest? U can eat and sell organic produce

[@neilpike6758]

That is what I am going to do soon, i,ll buy five single acre freehold plots at fifty acre prices to plant orchards for wine, very nice and easy steady stressless job.

[@dominicsmullen3262]

"IF" we wanted to have a wash, we can LOL!!

[@kellyhunt3958]

KZbin "Maximus ironthumper" this guy can give you a few tips on planning permission.. Also "Chris harbour" round house build..

[@srspower]

Living the dream :)

[@marinacretu7927]

Hello. I love the video. Do this couple have any social media account? I would like to ask some questions.

[@AjitB07]

00:59

[@crazycatlady8340]

Where you up to now, did you get the right to reside?

[@damianphelps]

Lucky people to be out of the rat race..

[@neilpike6758]

it is easy and cheap to do it if you buy single acre plots with a new freehold farm buying group you cash in your chips and go forward.

[@paulstone7655]

"Dear, shall we push the boat out and have a wash tonight?!"

[@smellybaam]

We're about to give it a go, put everything we own into agricultural land already has a log cabin with solar and mains water and a smallholding of animals. Literally ditched our rental and ploughed investments into it. You only live once. Take a chance, if all else fails sell the land and buy something else. We're Done with society and it seems its done with us. Middle of nowhere.

[@karlosthejackel69]

Have you considered making money online like an only fans account or something.

[@haydnduggan7605]

Need a shave dad 😂

[@colincampbell3679]

I always thought how totally silly it is that if someone owns some land in the UK and say it is totally away from anyone and you can't see it you can't be upset by anything on it? Even then you still need some pen pushing local planning public servant to Ok any work on your own land and any building even if no one would see it from anywhere else or have any upset from it. Yes of course we need planning rules for what is safe or right, But not what home you can build on your own away from anyone else land? Just totally silly system.. They need to set up a 3 zone rules for building on private owned land? Zone 1 > this be land at least 50 miles away from anyone else. this Zone can have any building built on it, as long as the fire and safety rules are followed? Zone 2 > at least 30 miles away from anyone else.. this zone can have any building that does not cause a eyesore or is a fire or safety risk? Zone 3 > at least 15 miles away from anyone else. Has the same main rules as zone 2 but also has a rule that states any building must meet the local county planning rules due to it being seen and have a effect on other homes? That way anyone in zone 1 can build a home and only need to make sure it is safe to live in.

[@LifeSwapTV]

That's a great simple idea but the authorities don't like simple, they want to make it as difficult as possible lol. Thanks again for the comment :)

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Its to stop shanty towns springing up and destroying agricultural and wood land, but its true there is no option for a responsible person to live off grid.

[@Nitecrow314]

50/30/15 miles from anyone else??? IN ENGLAND?????

[@neilpike6758]

we have gang yob vandals in charge, they do the big chat but it is all just empty chatter for most of us

[@MackerelCat]

Rediscovering a lost way of life.

[@mikehanafin8543]

Fed up paying fat cat land lords and banks try buy find caravans some off grid land to rent or find a nice farmer get a park your home very cheap rent ,

[@deanhawthorn5783]

my dream life.....but in this country its a battle.....yet this country wants to be green,,,,they dont they want money of you

[@neilpike6758]

yes i agree but if you buy your own freehold land with a big group you can win against empty gobs on sticks it is the time to fight or just shut up

[@hogdog7823]

I'd have the whole roof in solar but I don't miss electric 😂😂

[@tomgillespie195]

Bit of a mess not going to lie

[@Svernon2k41]

if current laws had been in place when the Pilgrims arrived in N. America - there would be no USA (probably true in the UK too)

[@MessengerRising]

So she used her ex husband's money from the divorce to finance this. What a horrible person.

[@ThePresentpresence]

"If I hadn't had my divorce, I wouldn't have had the money" So some poor bloke is paying for this because you rinsed him

[@malprice6299]

So really your not living off grid

[@lukewilliams7860]

That land will be degraded and unusable within a few years. Seem to have no knowledge or understanding of sustainable agriculture.

[@neilpike6758]

and you do so why not be nice and offer help,

[@jamieink6976]

He clearly hates it lol 😂