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(30 December 2012, 10:45)bigpaul Wrote: we have a friend in Somerset who lives in a straw bale house on 5 acres, she has gone to planning appeal after planning appeal and lost every time, she only got the right to remain on "human rights" grounds because she has MS.

It may be that they judge that agriculture is unlikely to continue due to her MS or it may be that she needs to pay for better legal representation. If she is conducting agriculture on the land that requires a full time presence - and the husbandry of animals requires such a presence - and this agriculture is likely to continue - she has met the conditions laid out in Petter and Harris.

However, as she has MS, due to the nature of the condition, it is not unreasonable for her venture to be have to make a profit as during times her illness will mean she has to employ people. If she is not independently wealthy then the agricultural enterprise must produce enough to cover the times when she cannot work.

If she cannot show that someone can be employed to cover when she cannot work, it is not certain that agriculture can continue.