Oakdene Farm

Tarpey Woodfine Architects were initially commissioned to seek a Part Q permited development approval to refurbish a steel-framed agricultural barn and convert a brick barn, on a 7 acre greenbelt site, into 2 residential dwellings.

Having secured planning permission, we then approached the Council with a proposal to replace the steel-framed agricultural barn with a new low-carbon timber-framed dwelling which meets Passivhaus standards.

The dwellings form an attractive courtyard development with the timber-frame dwelling having virtually a zero carbon footprint. The wall and roof structure are over 500mm thick and filled with recycled newspaper insulation. The windows are triple-glazed and there is no heating system. Most of the power for the dwelling is generated via solar photo-voltaic panels to generate electricity and solar thermal panels to generate hot water.