Green light for farm home building plan
PLANS for a new home on a former farm land have been given the green light by officials despite objections against the proposals.
Dave Watson submitted the plans to the local authority, to “build a low-energy family home on a brownfield site” near Stair.
Permission will see the threebedroom home be built on what has been described as a “previous farm steading”, according to a planning statement with the application.
The statement adds: “The house is offset from the North West Boundary by a driveway which ensures that there is no overshadowing or overlooking of the neighbouring house, Trabboch Cottage.
“The new house is designed as contemporary versions of a rural hay shed.
“The house is laid out to have generous gardens and are positioned to maximise natural light and privacy.
“Planting will be used to enhance the character, identity and biodiversity of the development.
“The proposed development will bring a redundant brownfield site back into beneficial use to create a unique home that respect and enhance the environmental and heritage setting of the site.”
Despite the plans being passed by officials, nine separate objections were raised against the plans.
Objections ranged from the building looking “out of place”, and it presenting “an immediate loss of privacy for the surrounding houses.
One objection states: “This proposed house is very tall, wide and high.
“This also increases the impact this new house would have on the loss of daylight from our garden, and shadows being casted over our garden and home.
“It’s far too close to our house in terms of privacy.”
Another adds: “This house just looks so different from all our other houses, even the new one that is being built next to our house.
“At least some effort was made there to look kind of traditional, and we were happy to see that happen after so many years sitting as a derelict barn.
“The size and height of this proposed building would completely dominate the existing hamlet.
“The idea of yet more cars, maybe as many as four using our small access road just sounds dangerous to me.”
Officials granted permission for the house to be built at a meeting last week.