Mixed use farms
If you use buildings on your farm or land for purposes such as offices, holiday lets, B&B, Air BnB, farm shops, or other forms of small non-domestic premises, you will need to consider the fire safety requirements for them. These will vary dependent on the premises and its use, but for the majority, you will need to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment. This is an assessment carried out by your Responsible Person and considers the possible fire risks in your premises and what you can do to remove or reduce them.
Take a look below to learn more.
What do you use your buildings for?
Shops and offices
If you run a farm shop or other type of shop, or an office from your farm or land, you will need to carry out a fire risk assessment.
Find further information including details of what you need to do, in our Shops and offices section.
Holiday accommodation
If you run holiday accommodation on your farm or land, find out what you need to know and do to meet fire safety requirements by going to our dedicated page.
Events
If you hold public events on your farm, including open air events such as a festival or other public event, it's important to consider the fire safety arrangements. Go to our Event safety page to learn about the event safety process.
Small non-domestic premises
Small non-domestic premises are those that you have sole control of and do not exceed 280m2, There should be no sleeping accommodation or hazardous processes taking place, and they should consist of no more than a basement, ground and first floor.