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Farm Diversification

KODA architects have a wealth of experience in planning and delivering Farm Diversification Projects across the region.  We have secured permissions for barn conversions, Class Q Barn Conversions, Agricultural Workers Dwellings and many more Farm Diversification proposals. Diversifying revenue streams for UK Farms may offer the answer for struggling farms. Over 60% of UK Farms have carried out a form of diversification in a model which only to continue. KODA Architects have a wealth of experience working with our farming community through providing and delivering sustainable additions to existing farms.
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The team at KODA architects have a wealth of experience working with our farming community to in many different farm diversification projects. The key is to diversify revenue streams, making the main operation of agriculture more sustainable. Diversification is not just barn conversions and selling off the asset. The team at KODA can advise on multi activities to diversification whether it be through offering a Tourism/ Agricultural Workers Dwellings/ Equestrian Buildings/ Agricultural Sheds and Class Q Barn Conversions. Navigating the planning system and getting the design which fits your business and activities can be challenging. KODA architects work closely with our farming clients offering advice, right the way through the planning and design process and onto managing the onsite works.

Building in resilience to UK farm business will be key to the economic prosperity. A study carried out by the National Farmers Union spoke to over 200 farmers who have already taken the leap and set up a diversification business, or are considering their future business direction. Click here to view this report.

Click on the below links for some helpful advice in enhancing your holding to careful farm diversification:

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Class Q Barn Conservations

Barns can be converted without the need for formal planning consent through Permitted Development - Class Q. Click the helpful link below for more information to see our previous projects as well as a guide to see whether your barn meets with the requirements.
Class Q Barn Conservations
Key Worker Dwellings

Key Worker Dwellings

Having the right people on your site is vital to the prosperity of your business. Creating a key workers dwelling can be challenging to justify in planning terms, however the team at KODA architects have a good deal of knowledge in delivering key workers dwellings to farms.
Key Worker Dwellings
Barn Conservations

Barn Conservations

Traditional farming buildings may not be suitable for modern day farming activities but may be suitable for conversion in to holiday lets/ new houses or ancillary accommodation your existing farm house. Click on the link below to see our guide and previous barn conversion projects.
Barn Conservations
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Equestrian Buildings

Working with the equestrian community, KODA are experienced in delivering high quality stables and ancillary accommodation. We have delivered a range of accommodation designed specifically for the users and their animals.
Equestrian Buildings
Agricultural Buildings

Agricultural Buildings

Keeping up with output is key to modern day farming enterprise and having a building that meets your current needs is vital to this. KODA architects offer a full service for all types of buildings through adaptation or new buildings, get in touch to see how we can help.
Agricultural Buildings
Holiday Lets

Holiday Lets

Diversification through providing holiday lets can take many forms whether it be through the adaptation of existing buildings, offering bed and breakfast accommodation or through the small interventions of providing glamping or camping facilities.
Holiday Lets

Working with our farming community

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Some Our Previous Projects

Barn Conversion in Herefordshire

Barn Conversion in Herefordshire

This project represented a barn conversion with a difference. The existing building was too small to meet the requirements of the client, as a family home. Whilst extensions to listed agricultural buildings are strongly discouraged in local planning policy, following comprehensive research of historic evidence and detailed site investigations, the extension was justified. The site investigations revealed that there had previously been an extension supported by a metal truss, fabricated with hot rivets. This investigation and discovery, along with the supporting justification, was enough evidence for the Conservation Officer to agree to its reinstatement.
Barn Conversion in Herefordshire
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Barn Conversion in Herefordshire

This beautiful Barn conversion in Herefordshire, adds to KODA architects portfolio of barn conversions. The former farmstead dates from the late 18th Century and originally used as a milking parlour for the farms head of cattle. At the height of the farms prosperity, the main farmhouse had a number of ancillary buildings of which included a mill and several larger threshing barns. However, as farming became more industrialised, the farmhouse was sold into residential usage and late 20th Century the barn was linked to the main house. The barn however, was largely unusable as it was cold, suffering from damp and limiting it to a store area.
Barn conversion in Herefordshire
Victorian Barn Conversion in Herefordshire

Victorian Barn Conversion in Herefordshire

The Coach House originally formed part of the Burley Gate coaching inn which is Grade II Listed. In recent times the building was being used as machinery storage and without meaningful use it would slowly fall further into disrepair. raditional agricultural buildings suffer from poor natural light internally. The proposal addresses this by inserting new windows and rooflight openings and fully glazed panels to the coaching doors allowing natural light to flood into the building.
Class Q Barn Conversion in Herefordshire