Anyone know anything about planning?
A friend of mine has recently purchased a derelict farm house on a plot where there are a few other outbuildings. One of them is a large barn (2 storey, about the size of a 3-4 bedroom house) with it's own private garden area.
He plans to do up the farm house and sell it. But with the downturn in the property market could lose a fair bit of money. I suggested he look into the option of drawing up plans to build a house in place of the barn (perhaps in the style of barn to be sympathetic as I don't think the existing one is in good enough shape to be done up). I thought if he got outline plans approved, it could be sold as a plot and might make the project profitable. The plot is down a country lane, not really overlooking anyone, and it's not a conservation area.
He seemed to think it would be impossible and wasn't going to investigate, thinking it just wouldn't be approved. But I don't see why not. I thought planning was much easier if it was in place of an existing building.
Anyone have any experience of this? Thanks ?
