ok so i've found a lovely house to buy - but just discovered they're building a windfarm next to it. Estate agents claim they "didn't know"...

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or so they say - so that being the case they presumably didn't value the house on the basis of it being next to a windfarm. What sort of discount do you reckon you should get off the sale price for being next to a windfarm.

as i recall from that programme a lot depends on the shape of the land, some places are like a natural amphitheatre, iykwim? so not all wind farm noise is equal.

I think it depends how large the turbines are, what concentration is, exactly where they are in relation to your home. It is a lovely house but, tbh, I would be more worried about being close to Mansfield than close to a wind farm but agree it might put some people off. Definitely feel the agent's "Oh, we didn't know about it" is complete cobblers and a bit daft - surely it would have shown up on the search that now has to be included as part of a HIP?

I have checked that Mansfield can't creep nearer! The land in between can't be built on. I'm telling myself that its closer to Ravenshead and Newstead Abbey than Mansfield (um - just!). Insulted MIL who is from Mansfield the other day by saying Mansfield isn't the most desirable location(oops). Trouble is that the properties in the Mansfield villages are so much cheaper than those in the Nottingham villages and so its very tempting.

There are five turbines and the nearest is about 900 metres away and to the left of the property so it doesn't look directly out to them but is pretty close to them.

Just my little joke about Mansfield . People can be very sensitive - I once ran an article mentioning that Worksop is not that desirable and was inundated with angry Worksopians all comparing the town centre to UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Tbh, 900m isn't terribly near - it's more than half a mile in old money. I've just googled "Wind Farm Protest Group" and it's come up with loads throughout UK so it might be worth contacting a couple to find out what the specific noise/vibration threats might be - they will of course give you blackest scenario but forewarned etc. If it were me, it is a gorgeous house and has lots of land and the windfarm will not be directly overlooked, I'd probably be tempted but use the windfarm as a negotiation tool.

Oh dear - it is a lovely house but I would run a mile. I too think windfarms are elegant but they are a blight right next door to your house. I should think you would want a distance of at least a mile to allow that vibe to dissapate. Please do go visit some windfarms and talk to people who live near them! I was also impressed with PrincessPeahead's advice. That is a good way forward. Good luck, and remember, there are many many beautiful houses out there, and if you are stretching your budget you must get full value, not a property which is destined to be blighted. Very sad but true.