DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
The proposals are to provide 5no. new homes, to include the conversion of the locally listed but dilapidated agricultural barn and 4no. new build dwellings, in addition to the refurbishment of the existing farmhouse. There will be a two-bed home and two further three-beds, including the conversion of the barn, together with a pair of four-bedroom detached homes and the five-bed original farmhouse.
SITE REDEVELOPMENT
The development will therefore provide for a mix of much needed family homes within the village, as well as contributing to overall housing delivery within South Gloucestershire.
​The scale of this low-density development is to provide a mix of single and two-storey dwellings which utilise a traditional and sympathetic mix of materials and a design character that builds on both the local context and modern standards of liveability and energy efficiency. High-quality finishes are proposed throughout, with subtle distinctions between original and modern fabric.
The emerging layout incorporates associated allocated parking and access, soft landscaping, ecological enhancements, flood risk mitigation measures and are of a design which respects the sensitive visual amenity and heritage associations of the site. This includes the relationship of the site to the Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings, the setting of which there is potential to improve through the removal of utilitarian modern barns and re-landscaping of the site.
All new homes are to be provided with EV charging points, as well as visitor spaces, ensuring the containment of all private vehicles within the site and mitigating any impacts associated with an increase in on-street parking.
SITE LAYOUT
DESIGN
Appointed Architects Emmett Russell describe the design philosophy for the site’s redevelopment:
“The proposals for Church farm have evolved through an analysis of historic agricultural building types in the area surrounding Olveston. Local observation and historical maps show historic farms made up of simple rectilinear farm buildings grouped in an informal way to define sheltered external farmyards. For these proposals the development is arranged in clusters around two courtyards to maintain its agricultural character. The buildings have been designed to use materials and forms that reflect the range of existing farm buildings on the site. The design sets out to maintain the existing views around and across the site and protect the character of Church Hill.”
Image: Site 3D Model
