Carver Knowles are delighted to be offering to the market an agricultural building which benefits from prior approval consent for its conversion into two delightful four bed family homes each benefitting from their own private gardens. The agricultural building is located at Glenmore Farm on the outskirts of the village of Wick in the county […]
Posted on May 7th, 2019 by Ellen Cottrell
Over the past few months we have had a great number of planning successes across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. These cover a wide range of areas, including: Class Q permitted developments Agricultural Occupancy Condition removals New agricultural workers dwellings Barn conversions Stables Gallops New access tracks Caravan sites Retrospective change of use Class Q Earlier […]
Posted on December 14th, 2018 by Julie Newton
This year an amendment to the General Permitted Development Order 2018 came into effect, making significant changes to Class Q rules. Class Q allows the conversion of agricultural buildings to dwelling houses. These changes have allowed an increase in the number of dwellings and the potential floor space, giving landowners greater potential for conversion […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2018 by Julie Newton
There are many opportunities to add value prior to any sale of rural property with obtaining planning permission being one of the most obvious. For rural properties with obvious planning potential, getting planning permission prior to offering the property to the market can widen the number of potential purchasers. For barns in particular, potential […]
Posted on July 19th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
It has been a year of uncertainty and frustration for farmers, planners and agents alike, as all tried to steer a course through the new Permitted Development Rights legislation that allowed the conversion of qualifying barns into dwellings. Written legislation was very brief and differed from consultation documents, making life difficult for developers and decision […]
Posted on April 21st, 2015 by Julie Newton