An East Lancashire farmer needing to make up for misplaced EU funds post-Brexit is searching for to diversify his revenue by beginning up a canine train business and promoting home-made ice-cream to house owners.
A planning utility to permit the change of use at Manor House Farm within the hamlet of Tottleworth close to Rishton has been submitted to hyndburn-council>Hyndburn Council by Mr A Swale. It proposes to make use of agricultural and close to the Grade II heritage-list farmhouse as canine train fields, parking, and provision of and workplace and reception building with ice cream gross sales.
A supporting assertion submitted with the applying says: “The applicant his spouse and daughter reside at Manor House Farm. The farm extends to 47 hectares and accommodates a milking herd of 20 cows and a livery business for 19 horses.
“The applicant works on the farm. His spouse works full-time on the farm and with the livery. Their daughter places in lots of unpaid hours to help within the operating of the business. It will not be sufficiently worthwhile to pay their daughter a wage.
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“In the previous the farm acquired £11,000 each year by the basic farm assist scheme. This has been phased out since Brexit. To exchange this misplaced revenue the business has been potential farm diversification schemes.
“The space is already fashionable with canine walkers. Two canine train fields would offer further revenue and may be operated alongside the present actions.
“The sale of ice cream is a direct methodology of promoting their very own milk made into ice-cream within the present dairy. A safe train facility permits house owners to let their dogs run round freely.
“It will also be a social exercise the place house owners meet as much as let their dogs run round collectively while they’ve a chat. The proposal is for a most of 4 canine house owners per session with a complete of 5 dogs utilizing the fields at anybody time.
“Users will likely be inspired to pre-book time slots utilizing an on-line type. The most opening hours will likely be 7am to 9pm day by day.
“It is proposed to demolish the present stables and exchange these with a building divided right into a reception and workplace with ice cream gross sales and a lined cover space with seating as a gathering up level and shelter for canine house owners throughout inclement climate. Ice cream gross sales will likely be supplied to prospects of the canine train discipline and passing members of the general public when the sector is in use.
“Only ice-cream which is made on Manor House Farm will be sold and no other refreshments. The proposed building is a visual improvement on the existing stables. The proposal will assist health and well-being through provision of access to outdoor recreation.”
