OK we think we're getting fairly close to submitting this. This is one of two designs we have - this one is parallel to the road as the planners prefer. The plot is in a small hamlet in Suffolk and the design is a modern take on a Suffolk barn. That's a style we like and we hope it should also go down OK with neighbours and planners. We want that the two of us can work from home comfortably and have friends & family to visit. We may go for a basement if the clay ground conditions and budget