​Mr & Mrs Desoutter - Needed to add low cost private guest accommodation to their Grade II* Listed property

Bondstones obtained a certificate of proposed lawful use for Mr & Mrs Desoutter (Red Doors Farm, Luppit, Devon) in mid 2013.  We were kindly recommended to help the Desoutter family by our friends at Blackdown Shepherd Huts. Click the image to view the full testimonial...

Summary;
Bondstones secured permission to site a shepherds hut in a private garden, with no further planning permission or listed building consent needed!  We also formally established the residential curtilage of the property - which the local authority had previously tried to limit to an unreasonably small area...

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Mrs Madely - Proposed to convert a remote Blackdown Hills 'barn' into an industrial unit for a family business...

"...thank you so much for your planning advice. While it wasn't necessarily what we wanted to hear we think your professional and objective approach has saved us a substantial amount of expense in the long run.

Your alternative suggestion - to purchase an existing workshop in the nearby village - is actually going to pay significant dividends as the business grows - our accountant has even made it tax efficient for us - an excellent result all round" 

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Mr & Mrs Padre - Owners of a substantial listed house on the Southern edge of Dartmoor National Park

Dear Ian, Further to introduction from our accountant may we offer our sincere thanks for your guidance and plans for the proposed alterations [to the house]. Your advice and ideas are absolutely on the button and your suggestions for the old cart shed will make a fantastic addition to our property. The difference your scheme is going to make to the house is inspired! Why didn't we think of it before?

​It all seems so obvious now!

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J Wright - Proprietor - complete building regs

Thanks for assisting with the community centre job, excellent results as usual!

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Phil & Sue - Rural Arts & Crafts Business, Nr Wellington

Ian, a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful result with our planning application: When we first approached the council to sort out our permission we left their offices with heavy hearts and more questions than answers - we never thought it would actually be possible to finish our building work!  Despite an unbelievably negative planning officer, you seem to have achieved the impossible for us!  

​We are so happy with the finished results. Thanks for all your hard work