Plans to convert a County Durham barn into a house have been lodged with the council.

The proposal, submitted by John Seymour and represented by Origin Planning Services Ltd., aims to construct a four-plus-bedroom self-build home with a detached garage on a 0.20-hectare site at Great Chilton Farm, near Chilton Hall.

The land was formerly occupied by a barn used for storage and application forms state the new home will have two parking spaces and designated waste storage areas.

Developments intend to use a package treatment plant for foul sewage, while surface water will be disposed of via a soakaway.

Proposals include maintaining the existing access route, as well as adding a new secondary access from the lane.

The site is within 20 metres of a watercourse but is not in a designated flood-risk area.

A flood risk assessment has been completed, confirming surface water disposal via soakaway, while a drainage assessment form has been submitted for the proposed non-mains drainage system.

Initially, the application was invalidated due to seven issues, which have since been addressed.

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Changes include amending the plan to remove a previously proposed secondary access, with only the existing access to be used.

The project is confirmed to be a self-build, managed by the applicant, who plans to live in the dwelling once completed.

The planning statement highlights that previous permission was granted for a barn conversion. However, structural failure during initial work made completion of the original conversion unfeasible.

The current application seeks approval for a new build replicating the scale and footprint of the original barn.

Designs largely mirror the previous approval with slight modifications to windows, layout, and materials for structural and aesthetic reasons.

The proposal is said to align with local and national policies and is in proximity to local amenities and public transport.