Its that time of year when we take our yurts down for the winter. Its been an exceptionally busy season and we have been fortunate to welcome around 1000 guests to stay with us during the past few months. This has been a wonderful tonic after the pandemic reduced our season in 2020 and in the early part of 2021. The weather has been glorious and over the past few days our yurts have been taken down and all the various parts, canvasses, frames, beds and furnishings have been decanted into various places in our home - its a very tight squeeze in our house to get everything stored safely and to keep all the mattresses, bedding, duvets, pillows, carpets, drapes, and ancillary items warm and dry during the winter months. Every year for the past 10 years we have moved virtually everything from the yurt camp to our farmhouse 3 fields away which is a hug undertaking. However this year we have finally taken the decision to ask for planning permission to erect a storage barn next to the stables and yard area at the camp so that we can store everything on site as opposed to having to transport most items to our house about 1/2 mile away by road. We asked South Hams Council for advice prior to our application which was useful and we have already been given in principle approval and we are very hopeful that our request will finally be approved around the beginning of November. It is slightly disappointing that the Parish Council have made an objection, but we are ever hopeful that their objection will be mitigated by the large amount of information already submitted in our application. Who knows! I guess we will have to wait and see!!! Please feel free to check out our plans here:
http://apps.southhams.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/Home/Details/213351
http://apps.southhams.gov.uk/PlanningSearchMVC/Home/Details/213351
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