The plans are currently awaiting decision
Plans that will see an agricultural building on the outskirts of Peterborough converted into three residential properties have been submitted to Peterborough City Council.
The current site at Vincents Cross Farm, off Crowland Road, Thorney, consists of a disused farm building set within 1,875 square metres of largely redundant land.
In its application statement, Horrell Farm Company requested permission for the “conversion of an agricultural building to three dwellings including partial demolition, associated access and landscaping.”
If the plans are approved, the building will be converted into one three-bedroom ground-floor flat, and two four-bedroom maisonettes.
A planning statement drawn up on behalf of Horrell Farm Company by Stamford-based architects, Class Q, describes the site’s current agricultural use as “ceasing” and the building as “redundant.”
It goes on to describe the building as “constructed with solid brick” and the “external walls and roof structure remain intact.”
In addition, it is in “good condition overall and there is no substantive evidence to indicate the building could not be readily converted for residential use or that reconstruction works would be significant.”
The area surrounding the building is laid to hardstanding.
The planning statement concludes: “It follows that the building has the character of a substantial construction that is a permanent feature in this part of the countryside.”