Planning permission received for a single storey extension to a Grade-II Listed house in Cranham. The design is carefully formed to the east of the house, providing an elegant living space with stunning views across the valley. The angled footprint orientates the extension to maximise views while clerestory windows provide eye level views of the forest skyline north of the house. Sliding glass doors open onto the garden with a solar canopy above controlling glare. A slot type rooflight joins the extension to the existing house, casting daylight across the natural stone wall of the house. The extension will benefit from underfloor heating and carefully controlled solar gain to warm the space through winter months, together with a feature wood burning stove.
The house is of special historical interest, illustrating an adaptation of the standard Stroud/Painswick gabled cottage into a Victorian villa. The extension complements the features of the house bringing together traditional and contemporary design to read as part of the natural evolution of the house.
The planning permission also includes the remodel and renovations of a nearby outbuilding to provide a modern work from home studio.
