Planning Amendments
We bought the barn with planning permission in place. The plans were very simple and low impact. The structure of the building remained unchanged, utilising existing windows and doors, with the simple addition of some small velux windows in the roof.
When we came to readdress the plans with our designer, the opportunity presented itself to add some windows to the currently blind south facing gable end. We submitted an amendment to the existing planning to add a central window to the first floor bedroom to provide a fire exit (happily with fine views over the hills) and two similar diametrically positioned windows on the ground floor. The additional windows would be in-keeping with the vernacular agricultural architecture, which incorporates first floor hay-loft doors and ground floor ventilation slits, which these new openings would mimic.
Happily the amendment to the planning has been agreed and the light levels in the converted building hopefully raised.
A case of building regulations helping us out and presenting the opportunity to make the building safer, lighter and generally more people friendly.
If you enjoyed that post, then read these...
Big Metal Shed on July 16th, 2007
I've been at the barn for a few days, digging holes, hitting things with hammers & lugging things around with a wheelbarrow - my builder competency level is somewhere around that of navvy.
Building Progress ~ November 2007, week 1 and 2 on November 22nd, 2007
Let the games begin.
One small step.... on August 13th, 2007
Despite the various pieces of tinkering and potching that I've committed over the past months, I never really felt that we'd made a real start on conversion of the barn.
No Stalling on May 6th, 2007
The old cow or chicken shed that is to be our new kitchen was furnished with three wood framed loose-boxes.
Building Progress ~ February 2008, week 4 on March 3rd, 2008
We have walls.
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