A lot has happened since the last post and in the last 7 days in fact - too much to share all the details. Briefly, 2 out of 3 Councillors agreed with the Planners, so we are having to make a local appeal using the Local Review Body. This will take a few months and we are not confident about the outcome because the planners are justifying the refusal based on the
Howe of Cromar Landscape Character Area policy. They seem to like grey, 1.5 story triangles. Shame.
This has turned things upside down a bit. and in keeping with that feeling we are now planning to renovate the cottage, live there and possibly then try to build. Yes it will be small, but we will be in our own house and it will be fin. We have until August, so things need to start happening quickly. As a result I've been putting my paternity leave to good use and been gutting the internals of the cottage. Day by day things have progressed and I've refined my plasterboard removal skills. Pictures are worth a thousand words so here is a brief low down.
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| Fireplace 2 - ridiculous. (The black granite is the original fireplace) |
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| Dodgy or what? |
I decided to have a bonfire to get rid of some of the timber. Wind is a real problem up here.
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| The progression of the bonfire... Woops! |
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| Opening up the cottage |
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| Steady on my feet |
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| Bucket in the loo? |
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