Hello there!

Your project sounds very interesting, my partner and I have also been looking for some land where we can self-build, start a communal garden and possibly launch some creative ventures within a sustainable community.

We were both inspired by several communities that we discovered on our travels last year in New Zealand. We have a little experience in rural living and farming from our time spent as 'WWOOFer's! see www.wwoof.org for more info.

At the moment we are in a similar position to yourselves, where we have access to some savings but not enough to afford to get the land and planning permission on our own. My partners parents may also be interested in coming on board if the location is right for them.

I am a professional videographer with a background in documentary, my partner is a artworker with experience in book publishing. We are both in our mid-twenties and currently picking up freelance work but in the long term we are planning to launch a startup business within a sustainable community of other creative enterprises and charitable organisations.

Would this be something that anyone here would be interested in getting involved with? Our project might not suit your vision but its still great that we've seen you and can share information related to getting land and planning permission. We are at an early stage of research and need all the help we can get... like where to start when looking for land for sale??