Decision details

Full Application - Change of Use of Barn/Former Blacksmith's Workshop to Dwellinghouse, The Barn, Back Lane, Alstonefield

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Decision Maker: Planning Committee

Decision status: APPROVED (Contrary to officer recommendation)

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

This revised application was originally considered at the meeting of the Planning Committee in November 2015. Notwithstanding an officer recommendation of refusal, a motion resolving to approve this application was moved and seconded, subject to conditions and prior entry in to an appropriate legal agreement with deferral for discussions on the terms of the S106 agreement.

 

The original recommendation to refuse the application was moved, seconded and voted upon but not carried. 

 

Director of Conservation and Planning suggested two proposals:

 

  1. Section 106 agreement to be signed but not applicable to current occupant, only to future occupants.
  2. Open Market conversion approved based on the character landscape of building and lack of landscape harm.

 

A motion to approve an open market conversion of a valued vernacular merit with no landscape harm was moved and seconded.  Permitted development right would be removed.  The motion was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried

 

RESOLVED:

 

 

Statutory Time Limit

 

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be begun within 2 years from the date of this permission.

 

 

Approved Plans

 

2.

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the following approved plans (contained in the submitted design and access statement): ‘PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN’; ‘PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN’; ‘PROPOSED ROOF PLAN’; ‘PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS’; and ‘PROPOSED SITE PLAN’.    

 

 

Landscaping

 

3.

All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.  The works shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme to be submitted and agreed in writing with the National Park Authority.

 

 

Conversion within Existing Shell

 

4.

The conversion shall be carried out within the shell of the existing building

 

 

Underground Service Lines

 

5.

All new service lines associated with the approved development, and on land with the applicant's ownership and control, shall be placed underground and the ground restored to its original condition thereafter.

 

 

Disposal of Foul Sewage

 

6.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, a scheme for the disposal of foul sewage to a package treatment plant shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Authority. Thereafter, the package treatment plant shall be installed in complete accordance with the approved plans prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted.

 

 

Parking and Access

 

7.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, a specification or sample of the material to be used for the surfacing of the drive, parking and manoeuvring areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the National Park Authority.

 

8.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the access, parking and turning areas shall be completed in accordance with the specifications approved under Condition 7 (above).

 

 

Residential Curtilage

 

9.

Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the curtilage of the converted barn shall be defined with a drystone wall constructed in complete accordance with the approved plans in locally obtained natural stone, and the drystone wall shall be coursed and pointed to match the stonework of the existing boundary walls.

 

 

External Lighting

 

10.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the National Park Authority, there shall be no external lighting and the converted building and associated curtilage shall not be provided with any other external source of illumination at any time during the lifetime of the development hereby approved.

 

 

Design Details and Architectural Specifications

 

11.

All external windows and doors shall be of timber construction.

 

12.

At the time of its installation, the external flue pipe shown on the approved plans shall be painted black. 

 

13.

All pipework, other than rainwater goods and the external flue pipe shown on the approved plans, shall be completely internal within the building.

 

14.

The rainwater goods shall be cast metal, painted black.  The gutters shall be fixed directly to the stonework with brackets and without the use of fascia boards.  There shall be no projecting or exposed rafters.

 

15.

The roof verges shall be flush cement pointed, with no barge boards or projecting timberwork.

 

16.

 

The roof shall be clad with plain clay tiles to match the existing tiles in terms of size, texture and colour.

 

 

Permitted Development Rights

 

17.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no alterations to the external appearance of the converted building shall be carried out and no extensions, porches, sheds, or ancillary outbuildings shall be erected on the site without the National Park Authority's prior written consent.

 

 

 

 

Publication date: 07/01/2016

Date of decision: 11/12/2015

Decided at meeting: 11/12/2015 - Planning Committee

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