Rural Affairs Reporter
Callum Fraser
Beat · Conversions, estates and rural portfolios
Callum Fraser reports on the countryside: barn and agricultural conversions, chapel and industrial reuse, and new homes on farms, estates and rural portfolios.
He follows Class Q prior approvals, estate masterplans and the planning arguments over what counts as a sustainable rural location.
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Reports by Callum Fraser
Paragraph 84 country houses
Studio Bark Wins Paragraph 84 Approval for Water-Powered Breach House
A micro-hydro system, water tower and restored farmstead secure isolated countryside consent in the Midlands.
Paragraph 84 country houses · Wiltshire
CaSA Architects Secures Paragraph 84 Approval for East Winterslow Home
Wiltshire Council grants delegated planning permission for an isolated rural dwelling and annexe constructed from flint and rammed chalk.
Extend & retrofit · Oxfordshire
Gresford Architects Upgrades Oxfordshire Bungalow to EnerPHit Standard
A deep retrofit in West Oxfordshire repurposes an existing cruciform bungalow, cutting embodied carbon while adding a timber-framed upper storey.
New-build homes · Kent
AOMD Wins Approval for Courtyard Garden House in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council grants unanimous planning permission for a 1.5-storey garden infill home in Langton Green designed by AOMD.