If you’ve got agricultural land and you’re thinking about ways to make it more efficient, practical, or productive, a shipping container might seem like a great solution. Whether you’re planning to use it as secure storage for machinery, a place to keep animal feed dry, or even convert it into a mobile office or workshop, shipping containers are a popular choice across rural and farming communities.

But one question we often get asked at Upminster Containers is: “Can I put a shipping container on agricultural land?”

The short answer is: yes, often you can, but there are some important legal and planning considerations to bear in mind. In this blog, we’ll break down everything you need to know before placing a shipping container on your agricultural land.

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