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Proposed Window Alterations: The Barn, Abbots Morton Road, Abbots Morton for Ms K E Brighton ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 1.0 Site Description The property known as The Barn is situated on the south side of the single village lane at the centre of the village Conservation Area occupying a site with an area of approximately 0.17hectares. The site is bounded along its west boundary by an historic footpath and on its east boundary by modern development. Beyond the south boundary the land is open farmland. 2.0 Historic Significance The building known as The Barn consists of 3 separate attached buildings forming an L-shaped grouping probably built in the latter part of the 18th century as farm buildings serving Manor Farm opposite the site. Early plans suggest the existence of a further small lean-to building on the west elevation of the main building since demolished. The buildings are all built with a local red brick and would have been built with plain clay roofing tiles on dual pitched roofs. The main building, originally of single storey construction is likely to have been built as an open-fronted cartshed opening onto a yard separate from the main foldyard to the rear of the farmhouse or onto field access. The single storey attached building could have provided further equipment storage with the 2 storey building at the west end as a workshop and store with a granary over. Abbots Morton - 1885 with The Barn shown in red Architectural and Artistic Significance It is unlikely that the building underwent any great change or alteration prior to its conversion into a dwelling in the 1960s. It is however believed the building had a major structural re-roofing to the main cartshed building at some earlier period of its existance. The conversion to a dwelling in the 1960s necessitated considerable changes to the buildings both internally and externally which substantially altered the architectural style of the building whilst retaining the simple L-shaped grouping. The building internally was divided into separate rooms with partial accommodation created at first floor level. The open cartshed bays in the east elevation were infilled whilst retaining the overall form and large glazed openings cut into the rear west elevation and a large external chimney breast added on the south gable. Windows were inserted at both ground and first floor levels in both the north and south elevations and two partially glazed dormers were formed in the west facing roof slope. A detached double garage was erected beyond the east elevation. The further alterations in 1995 integrated the original two-storey building within the dwelling and the single storey link was widened to improve the accommodation with the installation of further windows in the north and south elevations. Over all the building has retained its original legible architectural form but whilst the subsequent alterations have had an impact upon the building simplicity they have not had a serious impact upon the buildings relationship with the surrounding buildings. Within the street scene the building retains its overall form and place whilst the addition of the detached garage has removed the openness and long view to the south along the east elevation and the erection of 3no. detached dwellings on the adjoining land has altered the character of this part of the village. The alterations now proposed to The Barn will replace the existing timber and metal windows of various styles and ages with uniform white softwood two and three light windows traditional within historic rural areas of Worcestershire without detracting from the built form of the current building and without impacting upon the special interest and character of the village. View south - Detached Garage Part north elevation Part south elevation South-west corner Internal view L Brian King August 2014