Planning permission was granted on appeal for an oak-framed dwelling and cartlodge garage in Suffolk. The site lies outside the settlement boundary of an East Suffolk market town where Local Plan policies restrict development. However, it was considered well-related to the town. The site, formerly a plant nursery, was deemed to have limited contribution [...]

Following the grant of Planning Permission in Outline for residential redevelopment on previously developed land (PDL) in Lower Stondon, the Reserved Matters application has now been submitted within the statutory three year timescale. The Concept Plan and development proposals are based on a fundamental set of design principles, inspired by the site's unique context [...]

Planning Permission has been granted for a detached dwelling on garden land in a large Bedfordshire village. The site is situated within the designated settlement boundary, nestled in a thriving residential neighbourhood. An existing garage/workshop will be removed, creating the access to the rear garden where the new home and garage will be sited. [...]

Class Q Prior Approval granted for Conversion of an Agricultural Building to a Four Bedroom Dwelling in Bedfordshire. The existing building is a detached single storey steel framed barn enclosed on all four sides with blockwork walls below timber and steel cladding. Prior Approval has been granted to transform the barn into a stunning [...]

Planning permission granted for the partial demolition, extension and alteration of barns identified as a Non-designated Heritage Asset to form a single storey dwellinghouse comprising three bedrooms. Although the site lies within the open countryside the re-use of existing buildings is supported by the Development Plan. It was therefore considered that the principle of [...]

Planning Permission has been granted for a new warehouse and office building at an existing commercial site in Northamptonshire.  The proposal was for a business wishing to expand at their existing location. Although the site lies within the open countryside the local planning authority accepted that it was within an established commercial site. Local [...]

Class Q Prior Approval granted for Change of Use of an Agricultural Building to a Dwelling in Bedfordshire. The building is a detached single storey steel framed cattle shed with an open frontage facing to the access road. The other three sides of the barn are enclosed with blockwork walls below vertical ‘Yorkshire’ boarding. [...]

Prior Approval granted for Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Two Dwellings in Warwickshire. The buildings are a 4 bay open fronted steel framed barn (the sheep shed) and a 5 bay open fronted pole barn (the poultry shed). The proposal is the Change of Use of the two existing barns from agriculture [...]

A Lawful Development Certificate has been granted to confirm the replacement of a mobile home which had been in residential use for more than 10 years. Evidence was submitted to establish that the mobile home had been on the site for a number of years and that it had been occupied as a dwellinghouse.  The [...]

Planning Permission granted for a Self Build Barn Conversion in Bedfordshire. Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) was approved in August 2015. Following this a full planning application for conversion of the barn to form dwellinghouse and erection of a detached car barn was [...]