Plan lodged to turn holiday lodges into permanent homes in Northumberland village

A pair of holiday lodges in the Northumberland countryside could become permanent homes.

A change of use planning application has been submitted for Apple Tree Lodge and Lime Tree Lodge at Swarland Old Hall.

A bid is being made to turn holiday lodges at Old Swarland Hall into homes.

placeholder image — A bid is being made to turn holiday lodges at Old Swarland Hall into homes.

The application by Diane Proctor seeks removal of planning conditions restricting occupancy.

The three bedroom lodges next to the Grade II listed hall were originally granted planning permission in 2005.

Planning documents on the applicant’s behalf state: “Despite running the cottages diligently as holiday accommodation since their construction, the applicant now finds themselves unable to sustain such use due to a combination of market and personal circumstances leading to extreme difficulties in sustaining the existing holiday use.

"The dwellings sit in the middle of the farm and close to the main farmhouse. They are not proposed to be sold off from the farm. Moreover, the applicant proposes to use them as dwelling houses to be let as family housing on an assured shorthold tenancy basis to provide family suitable rental accommodation. All income will remain within the overall farming business.”