LISTED building consent application is being sought for the extension and alterations at historic cottage in Kings Caple.

Castle Cottage, which dates to the late 17th Century, is a Grade II listed dwelling along with its various outbuildings is located in a quiet position which cannot be seen from the village due to the topography, narrow lanes and tall, mature hedges.

The proposal includes a single storey extension with a single storey garden room extension and minor alterations to the existing dwelling. The proposed extension is to provide accommodation for elderly relatives.

The proposals also include a new patio with ramps to allow easy access from the driveway to the new bedrooms.

The proposal will extend the existing extension and is designed to provide comfortable accommodation with views of the gardens and surrounding landscape to enhance wellbeing and provide space for hoists and hospital beds, as required.

The new roof will match the ridge and eaves height of the existing roof to the existing single storey extension, ensuring that it remains subservient to the main dwelling.

This extension has been reduced in size to resemble a single storey extension. The proposed materials include using timber cladding to the walls, natural slate to the roof and powder coated aluminium doors.

The materials that have been selected have been chosen as they blend in with the rural setting of the property.

These materials are sympathetic to the main house, which incorporates asbestos to the roofs and timber in the existing oak framing, whilst also allowing the extension to read as a modern extension.

The agent, CK Architecture, states that the cottage is currently unsuitable for elderly people and adds that the proposal is modest and makes for intergenerational living to become more feasible, allowing residents to stay at home for longer while realising the wellbeing benefits of greenspace and the views of the countryside.

The agent said: “There is a clear need for housing that facilitates care at home for frail people, which reduces the impact on the social care system. This is a sympathetic design for modernising a cottage to meet the needs of families for the future, which has taken in to account of the advice given previously, and the impact on the surroundings and setting of nearby listed buildings.”

Comments on the application, number P260809/L, can be made via Herefordshire Council’s

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