Plans to convert a former sheep farming barn into four large dwellings have been lodged with the council.

Mrs Patricia Hewitt is looking to convert the barn at Alston Old Hall Farm, near Grimsargh, after it was no longer used for farming beyond 2021.

Each of the four homes is proposed to have five bedrooms (three with ensuite), a family bathroom, and an office laid over the first and second floors.

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Living, dining, and kitchen areas will be on the ground floors.

A design and access statement submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council said: “Each dwelling has outdoor garden space, three car parking spaces and bin storage area. The proposed outdoor areas utilise the extent of the curtilage of the existing building.

“The existing building was formerly used for agricultural purposes (sheep farming) however the use ceased in 2021.

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“Careful consideration has been paid to the existing and proposed materials associated with the building and other existing buildings in the area, and regarding the proposed number and location of openings.

“The outside areas of the scheme have sought to make best use of the curtilage of the building, providing a development with a strong green character by providing landscaped buffers and utilising existing yard areas as gardens.

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“The proposed development contributes to the housing targets for Ribble Valley alongside a resultant improvement to the approved scheme in terms of layout of the units and the site and inclusion of green technologies.”

“There are no technical or environmental reasons which suggests planning permission should not be granted.”

To view the plans in full and to comment on them, visit the council’s planning website.