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  Matt Brown June 26, 2011 at 8:03pm

  i would think that proccessing green waste you would need a transfer licence and planning consent. also there is an incineration permit if you burn waste.

   

  as for containers i think they may come under planning consent restrictions too.
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  David Cox June 26, 2011 at 10:17pm

  Near to me I use a Farm to tip Green waste at, the Farmer shreds all the waste and Composts it before using it on his fields mixed in with manure.

   He has mentioned on many occasion that He would love to take the waste free as it makes a reasonable compost and reduced his fertilizer costs very significantly, but that the paperwork for the EA, and the associated waste handling permits mean he has to charge to cover his time.

   

  He also will not take topsoil as in his own words "Id need the same paperwork as a Skip company"

   

  Storing materials etc would make your field a "yard" so to speak and youd basically be changing the use of the land from AGRICULTURE (Defined as growing any crop for profit / sale, or conservation and forestry etc) to comercial use.

  Incidentally I looked into this last year, as I know several land owners near by and alot of land has recently been sold. The upshot is - in England at least, unless your running a working farm, it is Unlikely you will get away with using agricultural land (read: Fields not previously used for anything other than farming / conservation) to store any building materials, waste products produced OFF site, Storing products to be sold, moved at a later date etc.

   

  I would say at a guess growing plants and trees for sale would be acceptable however.

  I will clarify this further with The farming side of my family...
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  Chris Auld June 26, 2011 at 11:05pm

  Thanks David, thats some good advice. It seems, like with everything else these days, theres a lot of hassle and costs involved.
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  David Cox June 27, 2011 at 12:03am

  I notice your In NI, the rules may be different so check them out.

   

  Alot of the rules are unfortunate for those of us who are responsible... But if they were relaxed there would be little green space arround cities such as mine (Leeds) as every field would be a yard with piles of waste in, and then "re-developed" into a warehouse or a housing estate... so its all in balence really.

   

  A suggestion may be to befriend a few local farmers... Many round here are onto the Bandwagon of helping dispose of Arb Waste and Garden Waste... The Tree surgeon guys can produce alot of Chip! Its a free soil amendment to them, and some may have an old barn they will rent out for a fair price... you get covered and dry storage, they get abit of £, and as long as your not storing vast amounts no one is going to care, plus in a barn your not creating an Eyesore!

  Another advantage is, that when you do come to get a skip or wagon to remove say, a pile of Topsoil or rubble, you will have alot to do in a single go... Meaning Bulk Roll on Roll off skips etc, saving a fair amount of money.

  
  Chris Auld said:

  Thanks David, thats some good advice. It seems, like with everything else these days, theres a lot of hassle and costs involved.
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  Bespoke Lawncare June 27, 2011 at 7:14pm

  I have the chance of an allotment for £20.00 a year, could I tip green waste, let it compost then stick an help your self free for the other allotment owners?
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  David Cox June 27, 2011 at 7:48pm

  Ask your allotment association? They are judge jury and executioner in this matter. My Gf's allotment assoc requires at least 3/4 of the plot to be cultivated for veg at any given time, so you may be abit stuffed.
  
  Lawn lover said:
  

  I have the chance of an allotment for £20.00 a year, could I tip green waste, let it compost then stick an help your self free for the other allotment owners?
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  Tim Haywood June 27, 2011 at 8:11pm

  You'll also need to satisfy the Environment Agency. See this topic:

   

  http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/composting-of-gre...

   

  
  Lawn lover said:

  I have the chance of an allotment for £20.00 a year, could I tip green waste, let it compost then stick an help your self free for the other allotment owners?