Property backs onto a farm - how to get more info on land ownership

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notnowlater · 20/03/2023 09:47

We viewed a property in a lovely rural village that also has a stately home very nearby.
The house backs directly onto farmland/farm buildings seemingly owned by the stately home Estate.
Does anyone know how we could find out the usage for the farm, and the potential for the land to be sold off in future? Can a 'civilian' apply for a land search, or does it need to be done by a solicitor? (Happy to pay for any search etc that may answer this question definitively for us.)
There was no sign of any animals or activity on the land, but we viewed over the weekend which may affect this.
We are townies, moving to a more rural area for a quieter life, so are probably very naive, but also have future 'development' on our radar, as we are moving from an area that's become very over developed.
Thanks

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notnowlater · 20/03/2023 10:04

Thanks @snowjokes, I will do some digging online. The issue is really that the access path/road to the farm buildings is directly on the other side of the garden wall, it's your view out of the bedroom windows. So our concern is deliveries, machinery etc accessing the farm regularly, or in the case of future development, this being the main access in and out of the site, or worst case scenario, the new permanent road leading in and out!
We live 200 miles away, so it's not very easy to pop along and see what the traffic is like at various times of the day etc.

@TwoCoffeesandAMilkshake we're not currently in a financial position to consider buying land, and don't expect to be in the future.

Farm entrances get covered in shit can be noisy and smelly at certain times throughout the year. If as a townie you can't cope with that it's best off you don't bother moving. The countryside has a misconception it's quiet all the time not really.

roundcork · 01/04/2023 18:41

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drowninginsick · 04/01/2024 07:12

@AlexanderBarnett this post is from March.., they've probably decided by now

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