A farm barn in a ‘quaint and quiet’ Isle of Wight hamlet will be converted into a 2-bedroom house.
County Hall has given Rachel Capper permission to turn a vacant barn in Roud, a settlement south of Godshill, into ‘habitable and spacious living accommodation’.
Without the proposed ‘remedial works’, the barn will ‘over time be subject to abandon and ruin, which could become harmful to the natural beauty found at Roud’, a Design and Access Statement from Nova Architectural said.
“The whole purpose for the proposal is for the client and their daughter to create a habitable and spacious living accommodation for themselves throughout the years to come.
“Although the barn is located outside of the defined settlement boundaries, this provides a unique living experience…through a quiet and quaint village located just outside of Godshill.
“Internally, the proposal envisages a large open plan living space to the main barns footprint, with the existing brick structures footprint becoming the kitchen.
“The lean to the southwestern side of the plot will become the bathroom and bedroom, and the attic will be converted to one bedroom.”
A council decision report on application 25/00763/FUL said:
“The proposed extension would be a subservient addition to the property, of high-quality design and constructed of materials that are prevalent within rural areas.
“The proposal would retain the appearance of a rural property and by virtue of the positioning of the extension on the rear elevation, it would not be readily visible on the approach along Roud Road.”
