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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-
Yeah, we found East Devon to be more than reasonable to be honest. Definitely get on the good side of your planning officer though. I imagine your courtyard setting will make things quite straight-forward.
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Cows you say ?
Would do storage along the back wall in the bedrooms.
Velux in every bay east facing - morning sun - west facing glass/doors to the courtyard for afternooon. Open them all up to get epic cross ventilation.And yes - cooker extract through roof -doable - the longer the extract the more power you need
JonoMarshall
Sheppz
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.