The Barn & Equestrian Facilities, Commonmead Lane, Old Sodbury PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
5.10 In respect to the equestrian facilities at the northern end of the site and options 1
and 2 listed above at 5.3, with the conversion of the existing stables into a business
use (including tourism/holiday let), the main requirement would be to ensure that a
structural survey of the existing building demonstrates that the building is of
permanent and substantial construction suitable for conversion to the desired end
use. Further highways development principles will need to ensure that the use has
suitable access (visibility/size), parking, and turning.
5.11 Recommendations from any ecological reporting would also need to inform any
proposals for the conversion of the building, similarly to the barn conversion.
5.12 The development principles of the other options, which involve new development
and new buildings, will be informed by the feasibility, need, and landscape impact
surveys, outlined above.
Application Report/Survey Requirements
5.13 To submit for a new permission for the barn conversion, to include extensions to the
building, an application will require the standard plans, forms and ownership
certificates. Additional items are likely to include: -
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A drainage scheme;
▪ A landscaping scheme and maintenance plan;
▪ Details of proposed materials to be used in the conversion and extension
works;
▪ Details of parking space(s), access, and turning area(s); and
▪ Details of Bat Enhancement Measures (found within the original Phase 1
survey carried out to support the residential conversion permission).
6. SKETCH BLOCK PLAN 6.1 Potential site layout with red line boundary.
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