## Design & Access Statement

 
Proposal: Agricultural building to store fodder and bedding Site Reference: CJ Wigley & Son, Greencroft Farm, Middleton-by-Youlgrave, Bakewell.  DE45 1LS Character appraisal This holding is located south of Middleton-by-Youlgrave in a rural area.  The land and buildings are being used for fundamental agricultural processes.  This holding extends to approximately 68 hectares.  This is used to be a tenanted farm but the yard areas, buildings and 17 acres is now owned by the applicant, the reminder of the holding is on a full agricultural tenancy from Middleton Estate.  Currently Robert Wigley is the main tenant but his son Jamie Wigley is in line to succeed him in the future.  This farmland is currently used to rear beef cattle and to produce fodder.  The field boundaries in this area comprise of stonewalls. The applicants used to be dairy farmers but have now changed to a beef suckler herd. 

 
Amount of development The applicant wishes to erect a steel framed agricultural building.  The floor area created by this development will be 334.45m².  The floor area of this building will be of an open plan type design. 

 
Use of proposed building As a result of the applicants change in business he requires this building to store fodder.   
 
The building is being sited over the existing loose silage pit that is no longer used as the applicants now produce round bales and are requiring a building in which to store these as opposed to plastic wrapping them. 

 
There is not sufficient enough room in the existing buildings to house the stock levels and to store the fodder and implements required to manage the holding.  The applicant is fully aware of the inadequate storage facilities available.   
 
This building will be used to store Heston bales of hay and straw and corn.  By enabling these bales to be stored in the building it will reduce the use of plastics therefore creating a more environmentally friendly holding.   
 
This building will accommodate the required storage space and ensure good farm management with easily maintained clean and hygienic conditions.  This building will ensure a good strong future for his business. 

Siting This proposed building is north of the existing buildings as shown on drawing No. 1394-
002.  This is for ease of the farming process. 

This building will take the place of the existing silage pit which is no longer in use as the fodder produced on the land is now baled. We feel this building has been positioned in the most practical location. Scale The applicant wishes to erect a steel framed agricultural building 27.432m long x 12.192m wide x 4.115m high to eaves level. 

We feel the scale and appearance of this building is appropriate for the site. Landscaping The applicant is happy to carry out any landscaping scheme specified by yourselves in order to protect the amenities of the site and the area. Any trees planted will be fenced from livestock and will be protected by either spiral-type rabbit guards with canes or Netlon mesh-type guards including canes. A circle of 1 metre around the base of each tree shall be kept weed free for a period of at least 2 years. Any trees that die, become seriously damaged or diseased will be replaced by trees of similar size, unless there is reason to believe that the original species chosen was unsuitable for the site, in which case an alternative appropriate species will be used. All planting would be carried out in the first planting season following the construction of the building. 

 
Trees will be provided in accordance with BS 3936 and planting to be in accordance with BS 4428. Appearance As indicated on drawing No. 1394-003 this building will incorporate a factory coated coloured fibre cement sheeted roof, coloured Slate Blue (18B29), incorporating GRP roof lights. Vertical cladding down 2.286m below eaves level along the north west side elevation and north east gable elevation and 1.829m below eaves level to 9.144m of the south east side elevation and down to eaves level only on the south west gable elevation. To be polyester coated box profile steel sheeting, coloured Slate Blue (18B29). All roof and vertical joints will be made good with matching barge board/matching pressed metal flashings. Below cladding to be pre-stressed concrete panels. 

Along the north west side elevation of the building will be 160mm half round black PVC gutter and between the existing building and proposed will be a pressed metal valley gutter, complete with 110mm diameter black PVC rainwater piping to terminate at ground level with a shoe. 

We feel these materials will blend into the existing landscape without having an adverse effect. This building has been designed in accordance with B.S. 5502. Access Access to the building will be from existing vehicular roadways to and around the holding. The applicant does not seek to increase the number of roadways. 

Access can be gained to this holding from Weaddow Lane, Middleton-By-Youlgrave. There will be no impact on the access to the site and vehicle impact to the surrounding area will be unaltered.