La Grange Grise Plans 2005 |
This is the story of the Gray Family search for a home in France and the eventual conversion of a Barn in the Creuse that has now been turned into a beautiful home for our family to enjoy in the years ahead. The story of La Grange Grise gives an indication of our experience of doing so between 2006 and 2016. Also added are details and history of the subsequent purchase and work on La Maison Grise from 2013 and the renovation work started in 2016 on the house opposite our the Grange.
Tuesday, 18 January 2005
Planning Submission – January 2005
Fortunately, we had the Change of Use approval and therefore our plans were drawn up to reflect not only our personal wishes for living space, but also to be sympathetic to the Grange itself and the area.
In October and November 2004 we liaised with our architect to get the detail agreed and documented within our plans for the conversion and renovation, which we finalised in December and submitted to the Marie de Colondannes.
Local approval was given on 18th January 2005, which was a real surprise, although because we are near a ‘National Monument’, approval needed to be secured from the Regional Authority in Limoges.