An application for the construction of a holiday cottage with associated hardstanding and parking has been submitted to Durham County Council.
The application site, Humble Burn Cottage, Humbleburn Lane, lies to the northwest of the village of Edmondsley, County Durham.
The application site currently consists of a grassed area and planting/vegetation areas with timber outbuildings around the existing pond.
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Immediately to the north of the site lies open countryside and to the south of the site a woodland area and a pond.
To the east of the site is Humbleburn Cottage and to the west is again open countryside.
The site was granted planning permission in 2009, and subsequently renewed in 2012, for the erection of a holiday cottage. An application was approved to the north of the pond in 2014 to relocate the holiday cottage. None of these of applications were implemented.
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According to a planning statement, the design of the site is based around a single storey lodge which will utilise a natural stone plinth and cladding.
The roof is low pitch, utilising a standing seam style finish found in the countryside on agricultural style buildings. The design uses a stone plinth to raise the building off the ground and a veranda is provided across the existing pond, with accommodation designed to face over the pond and woodland to the immediate north.
The proposal is an increase on the original granted cottage, the previous design had a footprint of 135m2, the current proposal has a footprint of 190m2.
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Internally the holiday cottage is designed to accommodate eight people, with four bedrooms and open-plan living and kitchen space
A renewable form of heating shall be used for the building. It is proposed to use an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) to provide the building's primary heating.
An air source heat pump is a refrigerant-based system that will absorb low-grade heat from the air and raise its temperature efficiently to suitable temperatures required for heating and hot water.
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