Flaxen Bute

 

Location Eaton, Cheshire

Client Rough Hey Ltd

Scope Barn Conversion

Status Completed 2014

Contractor Rough Hey Ltd

Landscaping Barnes Walker

Planning Authority Cheshire East

Planning consent had been granted for the conversion of the detached barn to a small dwelling. During the moratorium on new dwellings, Hayes and Partners gained consent which transferred the residential use to the large barn which would be converted to a seven bedroom home and required demolition of the small barn.

When Rough Hey Ltd brought the site, Hayes and Partners gained planning consent to convert the large barn into three dwellings and retain the small barn for the fourth. As brown long eared bats were present in the large barn, the local authority allowed the replacement of a large stable building with a brick garage block with purpose build bat loft over the central section.

The dwellings are heated by a communal bio-mass unit to meet the requirements of Eco-Homes Excellent standard (equivalent CSH Code 4).