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Can I ask how you presented your pre planning? A letter? Elevations? Floorplans or anything else?

So I've made the decision to go for a pre-planning consultation. Can anyone point me in the direction of any examples about pre-application letters or submissions? Topics I'm thining of including are: About me Proposal Sustainability General appearance and construction Full planning or part Q Working alongside the planning office Development plan Am I on the right lines here?

Thanks both. I'll have a further chat with him. He's free at the moment but I can see the £££ avalanche building up.

So, I got some advice from a local planning consultant. As discussed I am happy to share my initial thoughts on your proposals for the barn. The location is outside of the Grade II* Registered Park, but visible from it. The change from being an uninhabited farm building to a residence will be resisted by Historic England because of ‘intensification’ of use - lights/cars/garden structures/fencing. The site is within the theoretical zone of visual influence of the Grade I House, though in reality it may only be visible from the roof of the main house. No conservation or listed buildings are nearby and the site is within the harbour run-off water zone – not a problem in reality. The Local Planning Authority will be resistant to development in the open countryside and on sites that are not sustainable, which in this case would be car reliant with no local amenities. In conclusion the possibilities for residential conversion/re-build are slim. You can seek the formal LPA views by a pre-consulation application (fee of £400), which, as I said, I am happy to assist you with in writing the letter of application. Hmmm. I'm now on the fence as to whether I throw £400 away or just give up on it.

This is the place. Spoke to a planning consultant today who is giving me some advice on a pre application meeting/ correspondence. I think part Q is a non starter so it’ll probably be all in. I need to push the sustainability pitch in other ways. Environmental credentials? Working with the local college students as a sustainability project? Open a small holding?

I’d love to go class Q, but it has no floor or walls which I think takes it out of class Q permission?

It’s two miles from a large town which makes it rather frustrating.

I’m in conversation with a local farmer about purchasing a barn, with a view to converting or demolishing or re building. Before I get any further down the line I’m going to consult with the local planning office. Doing some research I can see that they have recently refused permission for a build nearby on the basis that it doesn’t fit with the local sustainability plan because there are no shops nearby, and any resident would have to use a car to buy groceries. Has anyone come across this type of thing before? It seems nuts. Is there any mitigation I can make? Perhaps I should offer to build a OneStop?

Fire escape window is a good shout. It’s part of the house but has it’s own entrance. I guess it would be floor up, dog down, insulate, screed and re-lay.

Hi, I'm looking to turn an outbuilding into an Airbnb type affair. It's two storeys and is attached to the main house. It's a single skin wall all around with an uneven flagstone floor. I'd quite like to keep the flagstone floor as part of the original charm, but will this kill me with heat loss? Also the building is single skinned, so I'm guessing my best insulation method would be insulated plasterboard and thick loft insulation? Are there any new products on the market that would be worth looking at? Thanks JLC