A cornish community?

[Hamradioop]

The Eastgate Eco village seems to have stalled.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9 ... n_on_hold/

[preppergb]

Yeah I thought so, hopefully these new geothermal bore holes they are drilling at the moment will give the impetus to get the project started again.

[vassili]

Well as someone living in Cornwall I'd say I think you should be better off looking at west Wales or Scotland, there's hardly room left to breathe here now, let alone be off the radar!
In a serious event Cornwall and Devon would see a massive refugee problem.
If my business wasn't what it is we'd up sticks tomorrow and find somewhere less crowded, and we live on our small holding in probably one of the least crowded areas of Cornwall.
Ireland might be worth a thought also.

[adrian007]

You could buy a load of forest and hide, forestry land is about £10k an acre, cheaper if you buy a big parcel and it crops up on prime location and right move.

Planning - you can't build a house that is hidden - if you do, the council can tell you to take it down. People must have the opportunity to object and if there are no objections for ( 4 I think ) years you are OK. Hiding it means they have no opportunity to object. Having said that, if you have woods big enough and private enough there is alot you could do and nobody would know.

Cornwall may seem crowded...but when you have moved here from Hampshire it feels pretty empty!

[Briggs 2.0]

What a cracking idea.

I'd recommend the good ol' shipping container.

40 to 50 acres of mixed woodland and two 20ft shipping containers (welfare units) linked together would be ideal. As the containers are portable, planning regs are not required but you need to think of how you will get the container from the road access to your chosen spot which will need to be flat and well drained. A 4x4 JCB or tele handler plus a flat trailer will be required to move the boxes. I'd avoid a basic container and strongly recommend going for welfare units as these are secure, insulated and lined, probably already fitted with a generator as well. Fit a second skin roof to make sure there's no standing water on the corrugated roof sections. A sloped roof gives you rainwater collection capabilities, whereas a flat roof gives you more space up top for a deck or natural covering. Horses for courses, perhaps consider both.

Solar power? It will be seriously hampered in a woodland. In my experience, expect to get about 20% efficiency.

Water? There are loads of excellent posts on the forum that can be searched.

Battery power? As above, we have some well clued up resident battery gurus on here....over to Yorkshire Andy.

[vassili]

I think you'll find it's 12 years of proof you've had it there and no objections have been made, my old man did it on the farm over in west Wales, but he did 14 to be on the safe side.

[longhotsummer]

I dont mean live together type of community, more like a network. Where a few I have met/trust we could all trade between ourselfs.

I'd be interested in this. I am near Liskeard.

[Nicks19]

Hi i,m born and bred in cornwall like vassili i have a small holding which i,m intending to defend with a small amount of close friends and family.
As for bugging out in Cornwall good luck its a smaller place now then ever before we are up to necks in EU workers if this virus hits here and results in lawless groups wondering about
your not going to make 5miles on foot let alone hide in the woods. maybe thats just my way thinking. keep your friends close and look after each other

[MarketRaisen]

Cornwall here aswell (Truro), its nowhere near as crowded as the cities but its no backwater, land here is very expensive.

In the event of a long term emergency, I could see a lot of people coming here as refugees due to the milder winters, warmer overnight temperatures and productive farmland/coastline. Ive no idea what the future holds for Cornwall if the SHTF but it wont be pretty, a collection of small towns and villages trying to support a million+ minimum new people.

Best to get yourself a boat if youre in the area, load it up with your preps and sail somewhere less vulnerable.

[jansman]

I think you'll find it's 12 years of proof you've had it there and no objections have been made, my old man did it on the farm over in west Wales, but he did 14 to be on the safe side.

You are correct. Long story short, my property boundaries were established in this way. I gained a lot of land! the land registry confirmed this when the property was finally paid for.