Tag / barn conversion
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Class Q – New Rules or Old?
Rural landowners and developers currently have an opportunity to secure change of use of agricultural buildings to different uses, the most popular being residential dwellings, under two options via the Class Q permitted development route. Until 20th May 2025, it is still possible to utilise the previous criteria, the key points being that the up…
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Planning Approved for a new rural home
One early success in 2022 is obtaining planning consent for the conversion of a redundant 19th century stone agricultural barn at East Marsh Farm North Molton to a residential dwelling. With 22 acres, set in the lovely Mole Valley, East Marsh Farm has an existing former granary that was converted to residential use in addition…
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One in three people are interested in self build
Research from the Self Build Association and Building Societies Association (BSA) has found that almost a 1/3rd of adults (32%) are interested in a project to design and build their own home. The same percentage said that the aim to live in a home that has less impact on the environment, by being more sustainable…
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Barn Conversions in Devon for Holiday Complex
Today was a wonderful day for a site visit and where better than the glorious North Devon coast where we have a substantial barn conversions project for a national client. The first phase involves refurbishing and altering a complex of 10 traditional barns, to form 15 holiday cottages. Before we can start the main part…
