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Interesting! Thank you so much for doing this, it certainly raises some interesting questions. I did originally consider the open plan approach, but have never lived in one, so never sure how practical they are when cooking something really smelly... Can I ask what program you used to make these plans?
@JonoMarshall Yes given we are AONB, we will probably have to go through full planning, so I'm sure there will be things they flag up. We will certainly be looking at the agricultural routes, as it was a cow shed for 100 years or so...
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Vectorworks. More thoughts - the two bed opt could do with a single shared bathroom. 4x4 is huge for a bedroom and the living is a bit tight so bed2 could be reduced to a 2x4 bunk rm or a 3x4 twin/double. Depends what the future use case is (holiday let ?).
There would be a way of doing a separate kitchen i'm sure.
Good extraction followed by natural ventilation would be fine for open plan IMO.
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I think there are some time restrictions on the building still being used in an agricultural context, as the change was to provide more housing for farmworkers. You may have to re-instate the barn before applying.
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having lived in flats with open plan - i think the concept of cooking something smelly isn't all that bad as it appears - good extraction is all you need
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