Approval in principle for conversion of adjoining barns to holiday accommodation,

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The proposal to convert the barns to holiday accommodation would be contrary to the policies set out in Planning Circular 3/89 'Renovation of buildings in the countryside' in that: (a) the buildings are not registered or worthy of registration; (b) the buildings do not have any particular architectural, historic or social interest; and (c) it is judged that the buildings do not contribute beneficially to the character of the countryside as viewed from highways, footpaths, or other places accessible to the public.
• ✗It is not considered that the buildings are redundant in that one of them appears to be currently being used for domestic storage in association with the adjacent dwelling which would appear to be an appropriate use for the building.
• ✗Notwithstanding the above insufficient information has been provided to indicate that the buildings could satisfactorily be converted to form holiday accommodation without the need for rebuilding and/or extensions and that such a use would be viable.
• ✗The sightlines for the proposed driveway onto the adopted highway are inadequate to serve the needs of the development and there are insufficient details given of parking and access requirements to evaluate the application.