Yondu
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Interesting. How you found the land to build on? Just bought it? What about permissions for building houses? In Spain you are not permitted to build on “agricultural“ land.
I'm a native from Portugal so can read the legal fine print and more importantly: the subtlety.
Anglophone lands are a bit autist and need to write everything down in law to then follow it to the letter. Latin lands are far more flexible and depend on interpretations. Once you understand that key difference, things are easy.
First thing is making sure you have good friendship with your farming neighbors and on the local pub. When they complain often about you, the townhall has to act at some point.
Second is the definition of "house for the purposes of farming" which are basically 20 to 30m2 houses that follow a very loose meaning of what they are used for. A farmer needs a place to cook and eat lunch, so a small kitchen inside is OK. A farmer needs to take a nap, so a bed is OK. A farmer needs to stay warm, so a fireplace is OK. In my town hall (this changes according to them), the hard limit are bathrooms. So indoor bathrooms isn't permitted but outdoor ones with grey waters is fully OK.
Third is understanding why these laws on farm land were created. The previous generations would abuse and create god-ugly unfinished brick boxes or huge "vivendas" painted in white that completely trash the farm and nature. That is what the law aims to stop.
When you build small and pretty pieces of art, they actually value the farm land and attract more sustainable farming to be done there which is something that townhalls will even applaude because they want more people and farmers on their jurisdiction.
Once you combine these things, you get yourself a little bit of paradise with good comfort for the cold winters. Building the houses itself is relatively cheap.
I've attached the video of a small hobbit house we are building against the rocks by a small river. The place itself is really beautiful and this house will be completely hidden by the vegetation while still very comfy inside. Total building price should be under 4k with material and handywork.
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