As a Chartered Planning Consultancy we have a full understanding of the planing rules covering new equestrian development with the current system having been establised by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947.

In terms of fields shelters though this can be a grey area in terms of whether permission is required or not . If a field shelter is a permanent structure, it usually requires planning permission. If it is genuinely temporary/moveable, it may not need permission.

When Planning Permission is usually needed is when the field shelter is fixed to the ground (concrete base, permanent footings) or used for non-agricultural purposes (e.g., storage, domestic use, or business unrelated to farming). The change of use of land from agricultural land to equestrian purposes is often a material change of use requiring permission. Alos depnding on the size of the structures or those affecting the character of the area (e.g., in Green Belt, National Parks, or AONBs) can trigger the need for a formal planning application.

When Permission may not be needed for moveable/mobile shelters is when gthe shelter is on skids so they can be relocated and has no permanent base/foundations, and genuinely moved around the field periodically. If the land is in agricultural use and the shelter is for livestock, some developments can fall under permitted development rights. However, horses are usually classed as equestrian, not agricultural, unless used in farming (e.g., working horses).

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