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Sorry for belated reply no Internet in rural Devon! Thank you everyone for your wealth of knowledge and suggestions. My eyes are spinning like the snake from jungle book! I think we will sit back and have a rethink. We do like the dan wood design, and not really sold on mobile home route. May have to engage our previous architectural technician (Architect disappeared without trace, but AT lives nearby), to see what options without too much more money going in to the hands of EDDC. Thanks again everyone.

Pro Dave. Thanks for taking the time.... My current house sits in nearly 3/4 acres. Enough room for several houses and gardens but that is East Devon for you! Thanks for caravan advice. I expect EDDC would say doesn't look the same. We had thought of using downstairs but as I said, windows, roof, oil boiler from 1970, I guess even electrics after 55 years may need renewing! So that is why we thought of a nice new, future proof bungalow. The baggage we have are a lot of old vehicles! Not valuable or drivable but 'our' collection.

Thanks for input. The current house is in need of money spending. Roof, old wooden windows, cob....... it is also a house which does not suit my husbands health issues so a bungalow is the solution. We have considered moving but we met later in life and both have a lifetime of 'junk/goodies' which would be a logistical nightmare. By building in my garden, there would only be one upheaval!

As previously mentioned we have pp for a bungalow in the garden with the condition the existing house is demolished on completion. (East Devon don't consider all the folks who want housing)! Anyway, we were keen on danwood but 'their' recommended architect is adding up to around 8k. Without our structural engineer etc, so all looking too expensive....so..... How would we go about having a very nice caravan/Park home instead. Would we have to reapply for planning? (currently planning costs standing us at around £15k) or could it be some sort of amendment? We won't be claiming it is an annex to the current house as they have already said that must be demolished. We are just wanting to find out all the options other folk may know of before we throw more money at it. Neither my husband or i are getting any younger, and had hoped to get something sorted before too long!

Hi folks We had planning granted in 2020 yes, the covid year, and made the 'significant start' as required by the council planners so the garage is built and keeping ths permission live. Originally our architect designed a very nice bungalow, but as time has gone on we realise we don't need such a large bungalow and we are getting less able to do much of the build ourselves, so........ We looked at the very favourable Dan Wood turnkey option. I have several questions which I hope someone here may have already experienced and overcome. 1. The Dan Wood bungalow we like is smaller than we have planning granted for. Is this going to be a problem with the council? We want to try to do it as an amendment as spent too many thousands getting the original planning to srart again. What is the likelyhood? 2. How precious are Dan Wood about an architect of our choosing having access to their drawings? 3. Are Dan Wood forthcoming with sharing their needs with our structural engineer? Are Dan Wood forthcoming about any outside 'interference '? I can hear the chorus of 'why not ask Dan Wood',. but I feel they may just say of course they are very accommodating! Thanks in anticipation