Historic stables in Lacock village approved for conversion to home

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

Wiltshire Council has backed plans to convert historic stables in Lacock into a three-bedroom home.

Wiltshire Council officers have recommended planning permission be granted for converting Reybridge Farm Stables in Lacock into a three-bedroom home. Listed building consent was approved on October 16. The single-storey stable block is considered curtilage listed because of its historic relationship with Grade II-listed Reybridge House.

An earlier proposal to create a three-bedroom home with extensions at either end was refused by the council in November 2024 and subsequently dismissed on appeal. The planning inspector accepted the building was structurally capable of conversion but concluded an unnecessary extension failed to preserve its character. The redesigned scheme removes the extensions altogether and instead focuses on converting the existing building.

Heritage consultants say the stable block was originally built as an open-sided cowshed in the mid-19th century before being converted into stables in the 1980s, when its frontage was partially filled with breezeblock. It was in place by the time of Ordnance Survey mapping in the 1880s.

How it is being reported

• Historic stables in National Trust village set to become homePlans to turn historic stables in a tourist village into a three-bedroom home have been backed by Wiltshire Council.Wiltshire Times · 20 Oct, 05:00
• Historic stables in National Trust village set to become homePlans to turn historic stables in a tourist village into a three-bedroom home have been backed by Wiltshire Council.Gazette & Herald · 20 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Wiltshire Council · Reybridge Farm Stables · Lacock · Reybridge House

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