New Future For Old Buildings

Published December 8, 2022

An outline planning application is currently being prepared for permission to convert a traditional Dutch barn into a stylish and energy efficient residential dwelling. Situated on the Duchy’s Needwood Estate in Staffordshire, the barn currently sits adjacent to Forest Road Farmhouse. It was built in the 1920s but has, for several years, been used simply […]

Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized | Also tagged Dutch barns, Forest Road Barn, Head of Rural Development, Needwood Estate, refurbishment, renewal, rural development, rural development project, Staffordshire Survey

Protecting The Keep At Lancaster Castle

Published November 28, 2022

Planning approval and listed building consent has been awarded to the Duchy by the local planning authority for essential repair and maintenance works to the Medieval Keep at Lancaster Castle. The remedial works are designed to protect and preserve this national heritage asset, making the building wind and watertight. It includes essential roof repairs, repair […]

Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized | Also tagged building conservation, Duchy Head of Rural Development, duchy of lancaster, Lancashire Survey, Lancaster Castle, Preserving the past

Improving Energy Efficiency In Rural Development Projects

Published August 29, 2022

As part of a drive to optimise energy efficiency in our rural developments, the Duchy of Lancaster has teamed up with Green Footsteps Ltd whose objective is to help clients reduce energy use in properties. Banton’s Farm Barns on the Wyreside Estate in Lancashire are being brought back into use and the Duchy has implemented […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Bantons Barn, Bantons Farm, developmenr projects, Duchy Head of Rural Development, Energy efficiency, Green Footsteps, Lancashire Survey, restoration and renewal, sustainability, Wyreside estate

New Hub For Dunsop Bridge Approved

Published May 25, 2022

Ribble Valley Borough Council has voted unanimously to approve the Duchy of Lancaster’s plans for a new and sustainable centre for the village of Dunsop Bridge. The proposals, which have been informed by feedback from the local community over a two-year period, centre on the redevelopment of a disused petrol filling station site in the […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged community hub, Development proposals, Dunsop Bridge, Forest of Bowland, Head of Rural Development, Old Garage Site, Ribble Valley, sustainability, Sustainable rural villages

Historic Cottage Restored in Scalby Village

Published February 16, 2022

A historic stone-built cottage on the Duchy’s Cloughton estate in Yorkshire has been fully refurbished and improved to provide modern energy efficient living accommodation in the heart of the village. Field Close Cottage, next to Daisy Tea Rooms in the conservation area of Scalby village, had previously been occupied by the same tenant for more […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Cloughton Estate, Duchy Head of Rural Development, energy efficient homes, Field Close Cottage, RD Attridge Builders, Sanderson Brown, Scalby village, Yorkshire Survey