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Obtaining planning permission for self build home in UK?

I would like to consider buying a few acres of land one day in the near future in the countryside to build a small log home on. If a plot of land is built without any planning permission is it very difficult to obtain planning opermission to just build a small log home on? Many thanks for any advice from people who have done similar developments.

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1. There are quite a lot of things involved, including meeting building and environmental regulations which got tightened up a lot lately on things like heat efficiency and so forth. Then there are factors like waste disposal, access and such. I haven't built in the UK, but a couple of my contacts have and know a lot more about it than me, so with luck one of them may chip in a better answer. Best of luck, and great plan. I moved to Australia to do the same thing, and over here planning is pretty straightforward and land is a whole lot cheaper.
2. You're lucky that you want to to this "one day in the near future" and not immediately. You have some time. The UK real estate market is entering a correction after years of skyrocketing prices. You will be able to find a better deal this year. Start by shopping for the general area that interests you. Laws vary by location. Once you find someplace that you like, begin your research then. It's a little confusing why you don't want to seek permission, though... it makes everything else much less complicated.