Seaton House Farm

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Farmstead comprising a range of buildings, including the main farmhouse and associated agricultural. The site is now fully vacant, offering scope for conversion with potential for an element of new-build too. Permission secured to provide 5 dwellings through a mix of new-build, selected demolition, and alteration and conversion of vacant buildings in 2016 (16/04530/FUL). Works involve demolition of the existing farmhouse and replacement with a new dwelling, demolition of a detached outbuilding to be replaced by 2 homes and conversion of another outbuilding into 2 units. Proposal would result in the net gain of 4 dwellings on completion. However, the permission lapsed due to non-implementation. Despite this, the landowner still intends to pursue redevelopment. In 2022, a revised proposal to provide 3 dwellings on site was approved (21/00449/FUL). This project involves the demolition of the existing farmhouse and replacement with a new 4-bed dwelling and the conversion of an existing outbuilding into 2 dwellings. In addition, the proposal allows includes the demolition and change of use of a detached outbuilding and replacement with 2 holiday lets. The later two are not for permanent occupation and therefore do not count towards the overall dwelling stock. As a result, 1 existing dwelling will be replaced by 3 new dwellings, resulting in a gain of 2 net additional homes on completion. Now classified as a 'small site' in the SHLAA and the site falls below the threshold required for inclusion on the Brownfield Land Register.

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