PLANNING & HERITAGE STATEMENT MANOR FARM COTTAGE MAVESYN RIDWARE JANUARY 2021 Manor Farm Cottage, Mavesyn Ridware Planning Statement Site Address: Manor Farm Cottage, Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire, WS15 3QE Applicant: Mr. D. Clift Proposal: Conversion and alteration of agricultural building to form dwellinghouse Planning & Heritage Statement: Date Issued: 11th January 2020 Job Reference: RDP/2021/003 Report Prepared By: Rob Duncan BSc(Hons) MA MRTPI Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd Contact Details: Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd 70 Ferndale Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7DL Email:
[email protected] Tel. 07779 783521 _____________________________________________________________________ 2 Manor Farm Cottage, Mavesyn Ridware Planning Statement 1 Introduction 1.1 Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd. has been instructed by Mr. D. Clift to seek full planning permission for the conversion and alteration of an existing agricultural building at Manor Farm Cottage, Manor Lane, Mavesyn Ridware to create a single dwellinghouse. 1.2 The existing building comprises a portal framed structure constructed atop a solid concrete base, with blockwork and metal clad walls, and metal sheeting to its roof. The building is located to the west of the farmhouse, beyond a larger agricultural building that is used for the storage of implements. 1.3 The application proposes to convert the existing building to a dwellinghouse, incorporating internal alterations to retrofit insulation coupled with the insertion of new windows and doors, and provision of some replacement cladding. The resultant accommodation will comprise of an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining area, utility, hallway, three bedrooms and bathroom. 1.4 Externally it is proposed to create a parking area to the immediate north of the building, accessed via the existing gateway off Manor Lane.