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I do live on a farm, in fact the house I renovated had an asbestos roof I removed myself, so know a bit about them! and lots of the barns around the farm still have the old asbestos roof, they work pretty well!
Ah ok on the planning, I haven't looked in a while, but it was shockingly easy last time we looked to convert a barn, as long as you keep the original walls, as it actually falls under permitted development rather than full planning.
Only other thing I would ask: What do they keep in the barns? certain things are more potent than others in terms of smell! I live closer than that to a cow shed which is fine, but wouldn't want to be that close to chickens for example.
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Ah ok on the planning, I haven't looked in a while, but it was shockingly easy last time we looked to convert a barn, as long as you keep the original walls, as it actually falls under permitted development rather than full planning.
Class Q permitted development rights don't apply in national parks though, so that shouldn't be an issue here.
Brommers
It's within the national park, and the barns are not the type that would secure planning permission, so I think should be ok on that front.
From memory you live on farm? Just checking the authority of my sources (i.e. place more faith in someone with experience).