Met the planning officer today. Tried to explain how our layout with the kitchen in the extension was beneficial 'cos it meant we could maintain the open aspect within the remainder of the barn ... it didn't wash. He still could not support it.
So then our architect played his master stroke - he produced the plan he had drawn late last night and we discussed what was acceptable from that, which was most of it. We'd need to put the third bedroom up on the first floor near bedroom 2. In fact, with the galleried landing and the double-height open centre to the barn, the planner was getting quite excited. And he actually suggested the lean-to utility could be in traditional red brick, which is cheaper than stone, to distinguish it from the original barn.
So we might have a way forward. The architect went away (with our Barn Conversions book tagged on the pages containing features we like) and will draw up Scheme 6. Then it goes back to the Planning Officer for him to discuss with the Conservation Officer ....
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