Making a splash with swimming pool extension

Swimming pool extension

Planning & Design Practice are delighted to have gained planning permission for an extension to facilitate a swimming pool for the family home of Bryn Hall Farm.

Bryn Hall Farm is a large family home that resides in the tranquil location of Bradbourne in the Derbyshire Dales. Uninterrupted views over miles of rolling hills creates a panoramic scenery around the property. The fine country residence with contemporary interiors, individually designed to a high specification includes Stable Blocks, ménage and tennis court, there is a South West facing terrace and the rear elevation ensures all day sunshine and the most glorious evening sunsets.

The new extension is designed to contrast the stone exterior of Bryn Hall Farm to create a contemporary space that catches the eye while creating an improved flow from the ménage and tennis court into the house. The extension captures more of the south west sun and creates stunning views across the rural landscape all from the comfort of the indoor swimming pool and spa. The pool directly links into the family games room and bar through a glass link that allows a family to enjoy all the spaces fluidly while giving access onto the patio.

Sustainability is also a major part of the development with the addition of Solar Panels, Ground Source Heat Pump and Biomass Boiler to help heat the pool and the house in a more sustainable manner.

Planning & Design Practice is a multi-disciplinary team of Town Planners, Architects, Architectural Assistants and Design Professionals. We can take a project through from inception to completion, but we also offer the flexibility to engage a client’s own architects and provide a planning service, whilst our design team can also work with clients who have engaged other town planning professionals.

For a free, no obligation consultation to discuss your project or property, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on 01332 347371 or enquiries@planningdesign.co.uk

Making a splash! Planning consent for farmhouse swimming pool

Farmhouse Swimming Pool

Planning & Design have secured planning consent for a rear extension to form a swimming pool at a former farmhouse on the outskirts of Ashbourne. We had the pleasure of returning to a former client’s property to design them a new swimming pool for their property. The property, a former farmhouse, was in desperate need of attention when our clients first bought the property and the previous owner even had a sheep living in the house. It has since undergone a huge transformation to a glorious restored farmhouse with internal alterations and extensions to bring the dwelling up to modern living standards.

The clients were keen to position a swimming pool with changing area and plant room at the rear of the house in the curtilage of the farmhouse. The pool was designed with a green sedum roof and a parapet brick wall so that the building would read as a walled garden when approaching the site. The change in levels across the site also assisted in making the building subservient to the existing dwelling. Large glazed doors were incorporated to enable ease of access from the patio and lawn garden into the swimming pool and timber shutters were proposed to help deal with summer overheating and privacy concerns.

Development in the countryside is subject to strict planning controls which can make obtaining planning permission very difficult. Planning & Design have vast experience of working on rural projects for homeowners, landowners and farmers in rural areas including rural housing development, barn conversions and planning agricultural dwellings and occupancy conditions.

If you have any questions about a rural planning project please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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