Asbestos and cracked concrete walls; sounds like a poor candidate for conversion to me
Planning Applications, PD and the like (General Chat)
- Thread starter George from SJM Planning
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Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
It sounds like its to late for this approach as I think He's popped his head above the parapetAs a peasant I think I'd rebuild the top half of the building with a more conventional roofline, dispose of the asbestos and then apply next year.
You'll have to remove the asbestos anyway and a conventional roof will give more space upstairs and be a cheaper build than that hexagon shape.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Probably not, who would see it?
You're not raising the roof ridge height.
Re-sheet it in mucky grey?
Yes, if you repair it no, but to replace it would require Prior Notification or Full Planning.
- Location
- Chipping Norton
Hi. apologies if this has been covered before, i have searched but couldn't find anything specific. I am looking for a bit of advice about siting and using a mobile home, static type caravan as accommodation for a student who will work on the farm alongside my father. My father farms a couple of hundred acres in Devon and needs help but there is no option to house the student in the main farmhouse, but he would like to offer decent accommodation to attract the best. So at present we thought a static caravan would be the best option. Does this require full planning or is there another option?
TIA
TIA
Would it be seasonal, for a fixed period or full time?
- Location
- Chipping Norton
I envisage the caravan to remain in place permanantly as I suspect its not easy to move it once in place. But it may only be inhabited seasonally spring/summer/autumn.
Ok, we had a client with a similar situation and I believe the outcome was that perversely permission is required for the storage of the caravan but the use by seasonal workers is classed as permitted development.
Drop me a PM and I can check the file when I'm back in the office in the new year.
- Location
- Chipping Norton
Will do. Thanks.
- Location
- Chipping Norton
Whats the definition of 'seasonal' out of interest.
For example for lambing or fruit picking. To be honest anything that is less than say 10 months a year could be argued. You may decide the caravan can be used for a long student, then a summer arable worker and then an autumn harvest worker. All are seasonal jobs and would probably involve different individuals.
If the static is used for uses ancillary to the business it doesnt need planning as long as you dont fix it to say porch that is in the ground, water and electrc cables dont count as fixings, just use it to store such things such as electric controls for machines instruction books etc, might have to disconnect the cooker hob which is what we did when they served an enforcement notice against ours, of course they have to see yours first
Ancillary to the business can be for seasonal workers but when not in use it should be removed as the storage of the caravan is not ancillary to the business but it shouldn't be too difficult to argue the planning to store the caravan out of season.
The client I referred to earlier has 11 statics on his farm for apple pickers and they do not require permission throughout the picking season but we secured him permission to store them in-situ out of season too
Our council wanted ours gone completely despite the fact it was only occupied by my best friend and his wife a few days a year when they visit us and family from their home in Ireland, I was storing lots of business records and electrical control boxes in here, they served an enforcement notice to get it removed but when we appealed we said we had removed the cooking facilities soit wasnt possible to live in it, this was accepted much to the councils annoyance
stablegirl
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- Location
- North
This photo is taken from the front door of a bungalow that over looks the back of our range of buildings, what are my chance of getting planning to extend this range of buildings?
The nearest is a silage pit and around 100' from the bungalow.
They all fall under the skyline so wouldn't block light?
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
As far as planning rules go, nobody has any right to a nice view.
How many mates working in the planning dept seems to have most sway as far as the bungalow occupants are concerned. That may not be true but it does seem that way
How many mates working in the planning dept seems to have most sway as far as the bungalow occupants are concerned. That may not be true but it does seem that way
@Kidds is right, the loss of a view is not a planning consideration, loss of light is but as you say extending those buildings wouldn't affect that.
Would you be applying for them under permitted development or full planning?
stablegirl
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- Location
- North
Noise, smell would be the only grounds for objection then?
Never thought of permitted development?
Never thought of permitted development?
If they are for livestock housing then they will need to be 400m from a protected building for PD to be allowed but if they are for forage or machinery storage then it wouldn't be a problem.
Is the bungalow part of the farm?