Mobile field shelters/stables!

[bicky]

Hi folks, does anyone use a mobile field shelter or mobile stable on their land?

I'm not sure whether to go down the planning permission route or mobile route!

What are they like? I always imagine they might blow away or basically not be as strong as a permanent fixture. Plus what do you use as a base?

I'd appreciate all your ideas, experiences please. Good or bad!

 

[Joyscarer]

I have a mobile field shelter on the land I now sub-let out.

The bottom of the shelter has hefty wooden skies so you can move it but I never have. The field belongs to the 3 nearest neighbours so if there were any complaints I'd soon hear about it!

 

[Trewsers]

When we moved our pair home 2 years ago we invested in some mobile shelters from Redmire. However, we did check with our local planning department first, and took a note of the date and name of the council officer spoken to (for future reference!). They said they had no problem with them. Its a good job we checked tho, as we've had oodles of trouble with our neighbours - who have repeatedly tried to get them dismantled / moved!!!!!! Unfortunately for them tho, the council had already agreed that they were planning legal.
YES, they do move in a strong wind, BUT, we had a large wooden post knocked in and a chain wrapped around to prevent this later on. This makes them technically still mobile, but a lot safer and a lot more wind proof. Do be careful and apply caution, because although neighbours might say to your face they have no objections they may go behind your back (which is what happened to us with the other neighbours). (Sounds like we are surrounded by them doesn't it?! lol).
On the whole, I've been impressed with them, as you would not know that they are mobile and they look just like the real thing! We put down thick rubber mats - again supplied by Redmire, tho the odd thing is, it took me a while to get used to the fact that they weren't absolutely level - it felt like being in the fun house at Blackpool for a time, with the sloping floor! the horses didn't mind tho!!!!! (I'm not talking a steep incline here, just a slight one).
If I had to do it all again, I would definitely sneak some hardcore down in front of them, as they ended up in a terrible churned up mess. I did put down field mats (supplied by Redmire) but in the end they disappeared practically under the mess of mud!!! Of course in an ideal world I'd have no nosey neighbours and would have put in planning permission for a concrete base and got it! (without objections I mean!).
I know have deluxe "proper" stables - with a concrete base - but thats quite another story of how I managed to get planning permission..............
Hope this helps you choose anyway!

 

[artemis]

I have hardcore in front of my field shelter - nosy neighbours will not notice as it will sink into mud at first.

 

[kazscott]

We have 2 12x24 mobile field shelters, well they are actually field stables.. they are kitted up to be 4 12x12 stables. They are on a hardcore and shale base.. They are on wooden skids so still ment to be mobile but they are also kind of staked into the ground for the high winds etc. They have been great as we have set the field up so the horses can go into them as and when they want and we have straw beds down in them with haynets up etc.. Best thing we have ever done.. We didnt get planning as they are mobile..