creating a fishery

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my father in law has been offered a chance to start a fishery from scratch. a local farm where he goes shooting have told him if he plans it, chooses plants, fish etc they will pay for to dug, planted, and stocked. he would also get to decide the rules, and cost.

the farmers have just taken over the farm, and want to create extra income, and have decided a fishery is what they want to do, but they haven't a clue on how to set it up.

my father in law has fished for years, but has never done anything like this, has anyone got any advise or info on how to do it, and time scales. he doesn't want to give up his job, and will only do it if it doesn't interfere with his job.
 
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First check if it needs planning permision, change of use.
 
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What an absolute dream offer!
He's a lucky man I'd love to do something like that.

Only advice I can offer is a personal preference and that is make the banks as natural looking as possible with trees and other features. I hate featureless banks, you may as well be sat around a puddle without any trees and reeds and stuff.
 
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it would be the only 1 in the local area(nearest is about 5miles away) and with all the schools in the area it would have to be kid friendly.

hadn't thought about planning permission, would the EA have to be told/asked?
 
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The EA would be consulted as part of the planning process.
 
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You might find some very useful information in these articles or talk to the author, better known on this forum as "Woody!" aka Jeff Woodhouse.
 
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Alan - there is a whole series on this site about running a fishery. Cannot remember who wrote it but well worth a look.

As mentioned above, featureless banks....yuk. Also, featureless bottoms....
 
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I was writing more from the point of running a club rather than a specific fishery.

However, planning permission is a must, as Tony says, because it means a change of use for the land. Also access, can the fishery be reached by present roads?

I had a desperate call from a guy once who'd spent over ?80,000 on developing a fishery and couldn't use it since he hadn't obtained planning permission (for change of use) and just to be bloody-minded aboit it they then refused to grant him access from the nearby road. They also asked for ?100,000 for a ransom strip of ground measuring 6 yards x 1? yards for an access gate if he got planning permission.

Councils are there for their own benefit and good, not for the public whom they are supposed to serve.

Watch them!!!!!!!!!
 
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there is a road to the farm that i think they were planning to use.

cheers for all the info guys, looks like the first job is to phone the council and find out what info they want.
 
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When going for planning use the farm diserfication, recreation, and habitat creation angles.

The planners will want all sorts of info, vehicle movements, planting scheme, numbers, provision for the disabled, ect,ect,ect.

Its not as straightforward as one might think to dig a hole and fill it with water and fish.
 
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The EA should be able to put you intouch with architects that specialise in this area. I would think it would be worth the investment and should make planning approval easier.
 
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Planning Law don?t you just love it? No wonder the richest Solicitors are involved in Planning Law.
And its about to change all over again with Local Development Frameworks.

Find out the Planning Officer who deals with the area, and your Father-in-law needs to start talking to them now!

They have a legal duty to discuss and advise a developer on a proposal to give it the best chance of success.
They also have a legal duty to discuss and advise objectors on the best way to stop a proposal.
Who would be a planning officer, dammed if they do, and dammed if they don?t!
 
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