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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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There is for sure. I mean the barn is still full of old straw and cow shit, so that might help!
Given that we have no neighbours, and we aren't proposing to change roof height, footprint or external cladding, I'm hoping that we shouldn't have any issues just getting a standard planning application through. The only thing they seem to get iffy about here is the roof covering changing, but we are actually reinstating the original roof covering, so hopefully that shouldn't be an issue (father in law is on the local council, so is pretty good at knowing what will and won't pass!)
Sam_w
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...