Tag / Class Q
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Another Class Q success. We love barns.
Rarely is any planning approval obtained without challenges. The amount of information required to be provided to achieve a Class Q success is often comprehensive, including specialist reports from third party expertise. Some Class Q approvals are trickier than others to obtain. This recent Class Q success is an exciting opportunity, located in an highly…
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Class Q barn conversion success in South Hams
Talk with any farmer and they will soon tell you how the world of agriculture has changed in recent years. And farmers certainly know the need for diversification and the need for change both in their farming businesses and their own lifestyle. So was this a Class Q opportunity in the South Hams? Introduced in…
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How to Win With Class Q Barn Conversions
Having successfully gained consent for a whole range of agricultural buildings to change their use to dwellings as Class Q barn conversions, we thought we would share some insights into how to approach these projects. The first step is to engage an experienced professional adviser to advise on the suitability of the building in question…
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What Can We Do With This?
Class Q. Some building development opportunities are easier to spot than others. Perhaps the conversion of this barn was not an obvious prospect, but Peregrine Mears Architects has just successfully obtained permission for the change of use to a dwelling. “When asked “What can we do with this? This really caught my imagination” explained architect…
