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Isolated and exposed rural site in open countryside.
The proposals have been developed following consideration of site constraints and extensive site assessments.
The Site has many design constraints and considerations:
The proposal seeks to create a rural visitor attraction to include provision of café/restaurant, farm shop, small artisan retail/commercial units and holiday lets.
Provision of 13 holiday lodges.
Creation of new access to Beach Road, parking, and provision of blue and green infrastructure
Wider Site Key Design Principles
Access
Segregation provided between public and servicing areas. The North-West for public with a new one-way exit to the south and from the east for servicing entry and exit.
Character
The natural setting of the site and buildings and distant views of the farm from the south across the undulating and open landscape is maintained and enhanced by careful positioning of car parks aways from the farm buildings.
With vehicles and car parks kept away from the farm, the public areas can be fully pedestrianised.
Any impact on the historical character of the site is minimised by ensuring new buildings on the farm replace existing buildings using the same footprint. Drawing 22B.
Wherever possible existing buildings will be retained and restored and converted to ensure the historic farmstead character is still recognisable by visitors.
Natural habitats and Landscape
Access and car parking are concentrated in areas of low ecological value such as agricultural fields. New buildings are positioned to reduce tree loss as far as possible, and any new trees and hedging will reinforce and enhance the landscape and encourage wildlife.