Holiday home plan lodged for Wiltshire stable block

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

Plans have been lodged to convert a stable block near Warminster into a two-bedroom holiday home.

Plans have been lodged to convert Hillside Stables at Sutton Veny, near Warminster, into a two-bedroom holiday home, four years after a previous application to build a new permanent dwelling on the site was rejected on appeal. The appeal was dismissed on 17 October 2022.

Applicant Joelle Griffin is seeking permission to change the use of the existing L-shaped timber stable building rather than demolish it or construct a new home. The scheme would provide two bedrooms, a bathroom, an open-plan kitchen, sitting and dining area, together with two parking spaces using the existing access.

Planning agents argue the latest scheme is significantly different from the earlier proposal because it would reuse the existing building and would be restricted to holiday accommodation. They say the applicant would accept a planning condition preventing the property being used as somebody's sole or main home. The building's existing footprint and rural appearance would largely remain unchanged, with stable doors retained where possible as doors or shutters and new glazing recessed within existing openings.

How it is being reported

• Holiday home plan lodged for Wiltshire stable blockPlans to turn a stable block into a holiday home have been lodged.Wiltshire Times · 20 Oct, 05:00
• Holiday home plan lodged for Wiltshire stable blockPlans to turn a stable block into a holiday home have been lodged.Gazette & Herald · 20 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Joelle Griffin · Hillside Stables · Sutton Veny · Warminster · Wiltshire

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