THE STORY OF THE MAKING OF A MODERN COUNTRY HOUSE

A new paragraph 79e country house

Hill View - view towards courtyard and g

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The site was bought in 2016 and planning permission was granted for new house under paragraph 79e of the National Planning Policy Framework in early 2020. Significant landscape works are due to start in the second half of 2020.

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Spring 2020 - The Appeal Hearing

We chose a hearing over an inquiry to prevent our supporters being subject to formal cross examination. It also allowed opposition, be...

Spring 2019 to Autumn 2019 - preparing for the Appeal Hearing

Despite always being aware that going to appeal was a very real possibility and the highly detailed planning submission required for a...

Spring 2019 - Planning Committee

Despite a third Design Review Panel review declaring, "Overall, the Panel finds a scheme of considerable worth that we believe to be of...

Summer 2018 - Spring 2019 - from submission to Planning Committee

As soon as the application was submitted, CDC changed the case officer. It shouldn't happen. It was clear which was the officers wanted...

Summer 2018 - And thanks to our friends

The road towards the planning application also included canvassing the support of the CDC ward councillor, the Parish Council and...

The next year - summer 2017 - summer 2018

It takes another year to the point when we submit the planning applciation. This involves several more consultants: Integral -...

Summer 2017 - One year in! The first Design Review Panel and planning pre-application meeting

A three hour meeting with the design team, the DRP and 2 officers from Cotswold District Council. One of the planning officers has to...

Spring 2017 - Independent design review

The established route is to engage a regional design review panel, to provide independent expert advice on whether the design meets the...

Spring 2017 - M&E designers join the team before the first planning pre-application meeting

For a paragraph 79e application a high level of detail is required and the M&E designers (old friends so an easy choice) join the team...

Autumn 2016 - Loyn & Co feature on Grand Design's House of the Year

Autumn 2016 - Loyn & Co win the 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize People's Vote

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37564778 The first house to be on the Stirling Prize short list for 15 years wins the people's vote

Autumn 2016 - Landscape is a large part of this project

With the architects and the planning consultants we spent an entire day in the rain on site interviewing six landscape architects. Seed...

Autumn 2016 - Adding a planning consultant to the team

An experienced planning consultant was needed as, to build a modern country house in isolated countryside, planning permission has to be...

Autumn 2016 - Finding the architect

In the autumn of 2016 Outhouse by Loyn & Co was on the RIBA shortlists for the House of the Year and for the Stirling Prize....

Summer 2016 - Buying a field

At an auction in a hotel in a Cotswolds market town, high drama as the local traveller who lives in a caravan on land he allegedly won...