I would build a cabin in the woods if it was legal to live like that. In the UK, it pretty much isn’t. You can have the cabin, but you can’t live in it.
I would build a cabin in the woods if it was legal to live like that. In the UK, it pretty much isn’t. You can have the cabin, but you can’t live in it.
BussyCat@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Not from the UK but why can’t you live in a cabin?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
If you buy some woodland it won’t have planning permission for a permanent welling on it. Applying will almost certainly get rejected. You will only have permission to temporarily visit your land rather than live on it.
If it does have permission it will cost pretty much as much as a house. If there was a cheap way to have housing, even if it was just living in a tent, more people would be doing it.
BussyCat@lemmy.world 5 days ago
So woodland that can’t have a permanent dwelling is affordable but woodland that can is cheap?
Like that would make sense if the construction of the building was different but if it’s simply just how often you can spend time on your own land that’s ridiculous
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Its legal to build a structure (within certain limitations) but it cannot be used as a dwelling. Its ok to visit and you can even camp there or live in your cabin for up to a month of the year. Realistically you would almost certainly be fine to push the 28 days by a bit too.
If you are clearly living there its illegal. You can’t leave for a day and come back either, that timespan is from the whole year. Being stealthy is an option if you want to just do it anyway. You might get away with it for a while, but you might get caught too. Its not really a way to live peacefully though.