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First sunny day for a while and a good opportunity to get out of the office for site visits.  The first of the two replacement dwellings is well underway with roof started.

First sunny day for a while and a good opportunity to get out of the office for site visits. The first of the two replacement dwellings is well underway with roof started.

First sunny day for a while and a good opportunity to get out of the office for site visits. The first of the two replacement dwellings is well underway with roof started.

The Planning Departments Policy for Sustainable Development in the Countryside is set out in Planning Policy Statement 21:  Within this document Policy CTY 1 lists a range of types of development which in principle are considered to be acceptable in the countryside and that will contribute to the aims of sustainable development.

Policy CTY 3 sets out how replacement dwellings can be introduced in a rural setting CTY3 acknowledges that Non – listed Vernacular Dwellings of a poor standard can be replaced.

Based on this information we presumed the proposal qualifies as a replacement under the terms set out in PPS 21 and prepared designs for two replacement dwellings using the guidance in section 5 (Replacement) of the Supplementary Planning Guidance, Building on a Tradition.

The Application has just been approved after only one amendment to the landscaping on the road boundary.

A design strategy that developed the two replacement dwellings to give the appearance of a collection of farm buildings seemed rational and this approach is represented within the text of the planning guide section 5.3 Replacement: Scale and Size.