New house backs onto horse fields - thoughts

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100% honest I have no clue about horses having always lived in town.

Looking to move and found a lovely house in a village. Back of the garden is a horse field/riding school type place.

Looks lovely views - didn't smell when I went out there.

Any things I should be considering with this? Someone has said people who care for horses tend to be up the yard early. Others have said you won't hear and they will muck out/keep the field clean as much as possible.

Thanks in advance!

Nothing to worry about

Ah I'd jump at the chance! The field will be kept super clean I can almost guarantee. Horses are fab 😍 they may ear talk plants from your garden growing into their field so avoid that if an avid gardener. But other than that, get to know them

Should be fine - if it's a riding school or livery yard it has to be council-licensed, so you do have some leverage in the unlikely event of any problems.

I would want to check that there are no plans to change its use from horses to houses!

Have noticed an increasing number of properties up for sale that are just on edge of village...having fields/open areas next to them.

With the current drive to build more houses and the weakening of planning permission regulation I would think very carefully.

Our house had this until last year when the liberty closed. We loved it. Got to know the horses and their owners. Some of the horses did nibble at our hedges but not much.

The owner has closed the livery now and we really miss the horses.

We have horses at the back and side of our house. Slightly different set up as they are just grazing and we own the fields, but it’s fine. I’m not the biggest fan of horses but they don’t cause any noise issues really. Agree with PP about looking into the land being potentially sold off though. We are selling off some of our land for houses and lots of the houses overlooking the fields have put their homes up for sale.

The horse field that i have looked at for 25 years is now being turned into a - ahem - caravan site.

Remember you don’t own a view. So it may well turn into house in 5 years time

Depends where you are. In parts of a Kent, a field with a few scraggy looking ponies is not a good sign.

Alice Walker has a collection of poetry called 'Horses make a landscape look more Beautiful'. It's always made me want to live next to a field with horses.

I have horses so am biased but def nothing to worry about. I assume it is the fields directly behind you and not the stable blocks itself? Yes people will be there early (though how many depends on if it is full livery or DIY) but not noisy enough that you will hear them.

Like PP say I would not be worried about the horses, but more worried about the possibility of a housing estate being thrown up there in a few years time.

how near to the stables & if so is there any piles of "stuff" from cleaning them nearby? We stayed near stables & they had horseflies/stable flies which wont be there at this time of year

My thoughts would be "what the fuck will they decide to build there in years to come" but I am bitter and salty (latest HS2 report has not got me in a good mood).

I can't see an issue especially if it is a riding school or livery yard - the horses should be well cared for, and field poo-picked regularly.
Only thing is, you may need to be mindful of what you plant along your boundary if you don't have a solid fence (so don't plant anything toxic they can reach to eat) and don't feed the horses or throw your grass clippings over the fence.

Many thanks everyone!
I will look into the council's plans around that area and consider plants etc!

As others have said, lovely, but you could be looking at 500 Barrett houses in a year or two- not so nice!

Housing developments are not confined to horse paddocks! Any suitable land can be designated for development. These are homes that might be needed for our children in the future. Look at the local plan for the village and any development plans agreed by the local district council. They should have designated development sites. Hopefully the paddocks are not one.

@bubblesbuddy thanks for the tip I found the village development plan and it saying that land is undevelopable. Presuming that means it is likely they won't ever develop on that based on their current assessment. Second viewing booked in!

It means the fields are not in any current plan for development. These plans usually are in force for many years to come so you should be fine but if you buy get your solicitor to check the District Council’s plan for housing in the area. Or you could do it. It should be on line.

Mind you a friend of mine bought a house recently looking onto a nature reserve... Searches brought up nothing other than HS2 was going to take some of the far side of this away... Latest report and she's basically now trackside so take no chances over any potential issues!

Ours was never any problem. It's all self build plots now, though.