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Two pregnant alpacas are at the centre of a planning row after a landowner’s bid to build them a barn for the winter was objected to by angry villagers.
Landowner Hesham Fada, 60, has hit out over the year-long wait he has faced while trying to secure planning permission to build the shelter. Mr Fada has warned that the mothers-to-be will perish in the freezing cold over winter unless he gets the green light to build them and his other livestock a barn.
But villagers living near Mr Fada’s land objected to his planning application – claiming the barn would be too big and "scar" the countryside. Locals say the area, in the Hampshire countryside near the hamlet of Brimpton Common, is "completely unspoiled" and the large barn would "destroy its character".
The farmer submitted his application in January this year, and hoped to have the barn in place by winter, but Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council are yet to make a decision ten months on. He has threatened to build it without permission.
Mr Fada wants to build a 300sqm barn with a steel frame and a timber-clad exterior along with four pens on his two-and-a-quarter acres of land. The property management company owner from Twickenham, London, stressed that the farm was not a commercial venture but merely a retirement project.
Mr Fada plans to move to the area eventually and his two adult sons are currently helping him out with the farm. Mr Fada calls one of the alpacas "Scary" because it’s skittish and the other "Mad" because it runs after the other one. Alongside the alpacas, which are both two years old and due to give birth in December, he has eight goats, a sheep, some chickens and a few turkeys. He hopes to have 50 chickens one day and introduce 20 ostriches to the site as well.
There is one shelter on the land but Mr Fada said it was just a roof and still open to the elements.
So far 21 objections have been lodged on the council website, all from residents in Brimpton Common where the average house price is just under £1 million.
"I thought the planning application would be approved in three months, it should be built by now," Mr Fada said. "They are trying to punish me, but don’t punish the alpacas, it is excuse after excuse. It has messed my plan up."
Conclusion
The planning row has pitted Mr Fada against his neighbors, who are concerned about the impact of a large barn on the character of the countryside. Mr Fada, who has already faced a year-long wait for planning permission, has threatened to build the barn without permission if the council continues to delay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the purpose of the proposed barn?
A: The barn is intended to provide shelter for Hesham Fada’s two pregnant alpacas and other livestock, as well as his own retirement hobby farm.
Q: Why are there objections to the planning application?
A: Locals object to the proposed barn, claiming it would be too large and "scar" the countryside.
Q: How many objections have been lodged on the council website?
A: 21 objections have been lodged on the council website, all from residents in Brimpton Common.
Q: What is the average house price in Brimpton Common?
A: The average house price in Brimpton Common is just under £1 million.