Good news on the Planning Permission front

Although we bought the barns with planning permission, there were a few changes we wanted to make to maximise the location, views and accommodation. For example, they had designated the existing garage as an annex and put one of the barns as a new garage, we wanted to swap to it back. But in order to make such changes we have to go through the formal planning procedure, especially as we wanted to alter doors and windows.


We invited the planning officer out for a site visit and she could see no problem with what we proposed, so we employed our architect to get on to it straight away. Well as with all these things it takes time and who would have thought that with in that time the planning laws would change!!


Fortunately our proposal had already been registered and we were OK - at least we thought. Well we finally heard Friday clarification of the way forward and our plans are to be submitted on Monday, so we have got everything crossed that they sail through.

So what is next - well the barns are split into three and we are going to tackle what is to be the annexe, which is a single storey building that used to be previously used as a workshop. To give you an idea of scale the ground floor area equates to same as the total floor area of our 4 bedroom house at Godney.


The idea is then once this is complete we can then move in and out of the caravan, ready to tackle the two large barns in comfort.


Let me show you round...

This is the front - with two en suite bedrooms to be built in the open fronted building to the right.

Come inside to the living room

and open plan kitchen

and finally the entrance hall and bathroom



Melv started work on the outside as we bide our time for the permission to finally come through.

But lets hope now it won't be long...

'cos Melv is itching to start.