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The owners are not developers, and have recently moved into the area in order to create a new family home, with the children attending the local Arbury primary school. Many of the local community have commented on their excitement at the proposed design and are supportive of the house being restored to a family home after many years of neglect. The existing property is of solid stone construction and dates back to pre 1900's. The property did undergo some redevelopment in the late 70's, but now requires substantial modernisation throughout and to address issues caused with damp and general age. It is proposed these modernisation works are undertaken in conjunction with a replacement of the existing annex to the house and new extensions. The proposed works will provide additional living accommodation to provide for the needs of the family. In particular elderly relatives who visit frequently from the UK for extended periods. The proposed extensions have been designed to keep largely within the existing footprint of the house, which will retain the external area of the site and provide sufficient space for parking and garden. The existing bushes surrounding the site are heavily overgrown, and these will be cut-back in order to recoup existing lost space from the plot. The owners are also in negotiations with the land owner of the adjacent field to the south in the hope of gaining some of the field for use as additional amenity space for house. The proposed works has been discussed with all immediate neighbours who have given their backing to the proposed development, and look forward to reestablishing this property within the local community. The scheme has also been discussed with the Planning Officer and modifications have been made to reduce the impact of the proposed extension, especially on the north elevation. The proposed north elevation has been redesigned to reduce the ridge and eaves heights and a variety of materials have been used to give the impression that the building has evolved over a period of time and to be more in-keeping with the neighbouring properties.
The entrance to the existing garage backs directly onto the T-junction of the Ronague Road with the Glen Road. This current entrance is far from ideal from a safety perspective. It is proposed that a new vehicle access is created to the East of the property, with a new driveway accessed from Ronague Road. This is to be set back from the junction in order to provide improved safety.
Road safety and vehicle access continued.... The new driveway and parking area will provide sufficient parking space for a minimum of 2 cars. The large ash tree and overgrown bushes are to be cut-back in order to improve road visibility for vehicles using the road and the junction.
The proposed alterations to the house are designed to utilise most of the existing building structure, wherever possible, with the exception of the single storey garage, and single storey annex to the East of the property. The existing garage is of stone construction but requires re-roofing and structural work to tie it back to the main house. It is therefore proposed that the garage is demolished. All stonework from this structure is to be reincorporated into new stone faced elevations of the house. The garage is to be repositioned and replaced by a new two storey extension. Where it can be accommodated, the existing structure and new extensions are to be heavily insulated in order to exceed current building regulations and to reduce the overall energy demand for the property. It is desired that an environmentally friendly approach is utilised for the heating and domestic hot water requirements. The current proposals include an air-source heat pump, solid fuel wood burner, large thermal store (to collect and retain off-peak energy) and efficient underfloor heating throughout the ground floor of the property. The proposed renovation work will replace all existing single pane glazing with new energy efficient glazing units in order to minimise heat loss. The large areas of new glazing to the Eastern and Southern elevations will utilise low energy glass in order to reduce energy losses, whilst also benefiting from potential solar gain. In the future, following construction of the property, the owners have expressed a desire to evaluate renewable energy sources for the property in the form of solar and wind energy following a suitable site survey. The existing septic tank is to be replaced with a more environmentally friendly Bio-disc treatment system, providing cleaner effluent quality. This will make use of the existing drainage field for the water run off.
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