After the diary vacated the site was used as an industrial distribution facility and is now unoccupied, representing a brownfield development opportunity.
The proposed development comprises the refurbishment of an existing gatehouse on the site and the construction of two new detached family homes with private garaging and electric car charging facilities.
Existing sections of a sandstone perimeter wall that can be retained, will be and perished sections will be rebuilt.
This project will offer public benefit by adding to the quality and choice of locally available family housing. It will also improve wildlife habitat and biodiversity by changing an industrial site into a residential site.