GN02-23 Heritage and other farm buildings - The conversion of farm buildings to new uses (England only)

This Guidance Note gives advice on getting consent for the adaptation of farm buildings to residential and other new uses, either by using the permitted development/prior approval conversion schemes, or by making conventional planning applications. The intention is to help members maximise their chances of getting consent for sympathetic conversions, to help to solve the continuing problem of hundreds of thousands of farm buildings in decay, and indirectly to encourage conversion-resistant local authorities to see the substantial benefits of sympathetic conversion. It should also be of some help in Wales, though the permitted development schemes do not apply.