Month: August 2018
From April 2014, the planning rules for barn conversions were relaxed to allow them as permitted developments (PD) rather than needing full planning permission (subject to certain caveats). Earlier this year these were then updated to allow for up to five new homes to be created from existing agricultural buildings on a farm rather than the previous maximum of three. This update is timely considering the current shortage of affordable homes to purchase or rent in rural England. This is likely to boost the number of agricultural conversions, which already run to several hundred new homes a year. The update…
Westcoast Windows design and manufacture high performance bonded aluminium timber composite windows in our factory on the West Coast of…
Wow! What a summer we’ve had in the UK. According to the Met Office for many of us June and…
Westcoast Windows’ distributor partner Avista Window Systems offer the complete process of purchasing windows from initial enquiry right through to…
This year’s Westcoast Windows’ summer barbecue had all the ingredients for a great event – perfect summer weather, idyllic scenery,…
Westcoast Windows’ Managing Director, Andrew Mills, and Trade Sales Manager, James Bailey, are avid cyclists and on Saturday 28th July…