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Grenaby House is a 4 bedroomed property set within 1.5 acres of land situated on the South West corner of the A3 Foxdale Road where it joins the B41 Grenaby Road. Whilst originally two storey in nature where all but one bedroom at first floor level are serviced by gable end windows, through subsequent additions a mish mash of single storey out of character extensions have been added over the years. This includes a small single storey sun lounge with monopitch roof that juts forward on the front elevation. Most recently a single storey garage extension with a mansard style flat roof that wraps around the North Eastern side of the house has been added. The property is of no architectural merit nor is it in keeping with its location in the countryside.
Planning applications recorded on line as approved for previous owners are as follows:
10/00809/B Erection of a garage extension to replace existing carport 97/01824 /B Installation of rooflight to dwelling
89/01340/B Creation of vehicular access and boundary wall 86/01346/B Alterations and extensions to form additional living accommodation and garage
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The current owner purchased the property approximately 3 years ago and planning approval to relocate the driveway and associated access point has since been granted. PA 17/00570/B refers
Having lived in the house for the last two years our Clients are now in a position to decide how best to update the property to suit their long term needs and improve the external appearance both of the house and the garden to better reflect its rural setting.
There are a number of matters that need addressing including:
The proposal is to remodel and refurbish the property to create an attractive house that suits its rural setting.
We propose to transform this property of poor form into a more aesthetically pleasing modern lifestyle home where its simpler, traditional two-storey proportioning utilising natural granite or limestone wall finish which is characteristic of Ballamhoda and Castletown regions, a natural slate roof, and the introduction of a traditional chimney is more respectful to its setting within the countryside.
The regularising of the footprint to create traditional double volume proportioning means whilst the overall footprint at ground floor level remains the same, 45m² of additional floor space is created at first floor level and achieves a 5th Bedroom.
The slightly larger looking dwelling is actually in better proportion to the size of the site. The increase in size will be barely noticeable as the house is set well back from the road from which it is most visible. The already approved planting close to the boundary by the driveway at the south of the site will in due course further soften the slightly increased scale of the front façade.
This is a refurbishment project and not a new build. Whilst working up the design however, we have given due consideration to the many planning policies that would apply to a new build to ensure we create an attractive, energy conscious long term home in a style that more befits its rural location.
Prepared by Val Lloyd, Architecture in Mann 24th October 2019
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