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village church beyond – and is Studio Bark’s sixth house to have gained planning consent under Paragraph 84. “If there ever was a part of a planning policy that could be described as truly interesting, then Paragraph 84 would be one of the contenders,” states practice founder, Wilf Meynell. “For a client, the policy allows the possibility to build an unprecedented home on a piece of land that would otherwise be unsuitable for development, and in so doing, to commission and own a bespoke piece of architecture.
“The majority of national planning policy is
strongly weighted against development in open countryside, and the network of designated green belts was established to prevent urban sprawl, limiting rural development to agricultural uses. Paragraph 84 is an exemption clause that leaves open a route through planning policy for landowners hoping to build their own home and recognising the long tradition of English countryside houses. It mandates that local planning authorities should avoid new isolated homes in the countryside unless there are special circumstances such as the exceptional quality of the proposal.”
When it came to fi nding a contractor to take on the project, the couple chose award-winning specialist builders, rocott urfi t, who are based in the heart of North Norfolk. The company offers a complete building service, from design to completion, incorporating the latest products and eco-friendly technologies combined with best industry practices to deliver outstanding results. “We enjoyed working collaboratively with the architects and clients to see this new sustainable
The architectural brief was to blur the distinction between the home and the beautiful plot of land in which it sits
building come to life,” says company co-founder Daniel Grocott. “It was a fascinating build using the pioneering U-Build modular construction system developed by Studio Bark, and is the second largest project ever completed with this system. Clad in cedar, the property only looks better with age.”
The low-carbon U-Build construction system can be reused or easily modifi ed, is environmentally responsible, and gives a high level of cost certainty. The system doesn’t require expensive cranes or specialist crews, offering a simple, low impact solution which is manufactured offsite using computer aided cutting to create a fl at pack system on a mm repeating grid, which fi ts perfectly on a standard sheet of plywood to minimise waste. Developed over several years, the system was designed to simplify the construction process for self-builders, speeding up the process and hugely reducing the overall embodied energy in comparison to traditional construction
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