Building Permission Granted! | House Renovation in the Spanish Countryside

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Smithsdale Farm

Smithsdale Farm

Күн бұрын

It took almost 7 weeks... but we've got the building permission from the Town Hall to start the renovation on our kitchen in the village house!
Getting permission to build in the countryside in Spain can feel like a bit of a minefield - with lots of conflicting information and experiences - so that's why we're going to make a video very soon all about how to get permission to build off grid, and about permits for renovation in Spain, for both rural and urban buildings.
Before we can start the big kitchen demo (sneak peak in the thumbnail!) we need to prepare the space and materials, ready to begin knocking down walls and demolishing the old kitchen.
In this video we also share a little garden update with you, and show you how some of our mulberry propagation and the worm farm are doing.
Thank you for following our journey.
¡Un gran abrazo desde Smithsdale Farm!
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@reallynotpc
@reallynotpc 19 күн бұрын
7 weeks for the permissions sounds pretty good to me. Suggests that someone got the forms right first time - well done!
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
When we submitted them we were told it would only take 2… so 7 seemed like a pretty long wait to us! Haha 😂
@toadandtree
@toadandtree 19 күн бұрын
It always looks so easy carrying and lifting things on the videos! 🙂
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
Haha. Right?! And like a 5 minute job, not an hour of heavy lifting 🤣🤣
@toadandtree
@toadandtree 19 күн бұрын
@@SmithsdaleFarm Felt the pain while watching! Well done! 😊
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
@toadandtree 😂😅
@fempowermentthisisfempower3552
@fempowermentthisisfempower3552 19 күн бұрын
Woah! Can’t wait for the next video to see that wall come down between those 2 rooms!
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
👷🏻‍♀️👷🏼‍♂️ We can tell you it looks soooo different, that’s for sure!!
@JohnRobinsonRC
@JohnRobinsonRC 13 күн бұрын
Firstly I would like to say thank you so much for sharing your journey with us all. My wife and I have binge watched from the start for the last 4 days and are half way through. Loving it! 😊😊❤️❤️ My wife and I are planning to move from Malta to Spain. We desperately need space and some piece and quiet. 😂😂😂 Oh and a little more space. Can I ask a question please as you are based in Spain? I have noticed that properties seem to be sold with less and less land. There used to be lots with 40-50k square metres and now struggling to find over 2000m2. Have you noticed this trend in the past 4-5 years at all? Thanks so much and well done on your channel. Little harder to break into the 10k but when you get there is becomes a little easier. Keep pushing! 😊👍👍👍👍👍🥳🥳🥳
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 3 күн бұрын
Ah thank you ❤️ We hope you're finding them useful! It isn't something we've noticed.. but saying that we haven't necessarily been looking since we bought ours.. Maybe you could try to find several plots being sold together. Ours was sold as 1 property but is actually made up of 5 plots. Perhaps that might be a way around it for you too. Good luck in your search! What areas are you looking at?
@mrs.jillaroo6907
@mrs.jillaroo6907 19 күн бұрын
Excellent! So happy for you :) I had the same thought about the sofa bed, it could make a really nice bench. I'm sure you'll find a way to make it exactly how you want it AND it will be beautiful :) Garden looks really good. With your worm farm, always wear gloves if you have any cuts. I say that because a mate ended up in hospital because of his worm farm (really bad infection). We've chosen to go bokashi for inside composting. No smell, fast & no worries about getting sick from it. Just stay safe.
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for the heads up about the worms 👀 I had no idea! The smell has basically gone now as I’m adding a lot more cardboard 🙏
@victorsummers2283
@victorsummers2283 18 күн бұрын
Maybe trying leaving the lid off the worm box to let it dry out a bit?
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 17 күн бұрын
A good idea to dry it out a bit. Although ideally we’ll catch some “worm juice” to add as a liquid fertiliser, added to water, for some plants.
@NikosDIY
@NikosDIY 5 күн бұрын
Tell big mat that he could place the pallets on the sidewalk. Jesus!
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 4 күн бұрын
🤣🤣
@AnneHeyns
@AnneHeyns 19 күн бұрын
A couple in Portugal has been waiting for more than a year now to get their building permission, so compared to that 7 weeks is very very fast☺
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
Probably a different type of building permit. Perhaps for from-scratch building, or larger scale renovation. This was just a small scale renovation permit, which usually should only take about 2 weeks. It sucks when people get caught up in really long waits though. 😔 Our stone house will probably take much much longer for the permits, because of the scale of work!
@AnneHeyns
@AnneHeyns 19 күн бұрын
@@SmithsdaleFarm You are right its to build a stone house - one would think it should not take that long- but apparently its usual for Portugal...☺
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm 19 күн бұрын
@AnneHeyns that’s such a shame for them! Who is it? Hopefully they get the permissions in the end 🤞🏻
@AnneHeyns
@AnneHeyns 19 күн бұрын
@@SmithsdaleFarm newby's☺
@HeidiPriest
@HeidiPriest 17 күн бұрын
Wierd as the scotters got there's quickly, but then they renovate not rebuild, can't wait to see you kitchen❤
@traceygomes809
@traceygomes809 5 күн бұрын
@fahriyeackgoz9919
@fahriyeackgoz9919 2 күн бұрын
Bütün videolarınıza Türkçe alt yazı eklermisiniz başarılar 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
@luluelme
@luluelme 17 күн бұрын
You guys mentioned you will plant the propagated trees in winter, but is it early winter like before Christmas or somewhere in February? Our finca is pretty much in the same type of climate zone than yours and I'm itching to finally plant some fruit trees, but can't figure out what would be the best time of the year for it, autumn, winter or spring 🤔 I love the worm farm, great idea! Looking forward to your next episode ❤
@SmithsdaleFarm
@SmithsdaleFarm Күн бұрын
Hey, sorry for the late reply. We did it about February time I think as it starts to warm up here. I think you could do them anytime so long as it was warm, but I would recount watching a few YT videos on it - our success rate hasn’t been high 😅
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