"Roger" wrote in message
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Tapestries? My pension doesn't really run to things like that

Plenty of classes on such things :-)


and I have
some complications to take into account. Namely one side of the doorways
into the kitchen and 2nd bedrooms are flush with the outside wall

Don't want to alarm you then but do keep an eye out for movement in this
area. Large loads transferred into the outer random stone wall like this
can cause the wall to move, albeit very slowly. Un


the stairs exit straight from the living room (headroom a modest 5 feet)
and again flush with the outside wall at the intermediate landing.

The South side of the house (where both doors are) is reasonably
sheltered from the worst of the weather but the North side and West
(gable end) aren't and with a restricted vehicle entry past the NW
corner much of that area can't be extended although I do have a pipe
dream about a stair turret further along to get the stairs out of the
living room but the planners may have something to say about that as
they are more than a little snooty about any development within their
extended green belt. (It wasn't green belt when I moved here).

Then point this out in the application and say you intended to do it all
along, discretely mentioning that you think your human rights have been
violated by this. Usually works. AFAIK no council has yet won a full blown
human rights planning judgement.


The outer skin of the house is reasonably intact unlike the barn where
the wind blows right through in places.

If the roof does the same then get it fixed or in these gales you soon won't
have a roof.

Good luck.

Mike