Restoration work was approved in a listed building from the 16th century to repair damage from a roof fire from September 2024.
The property is a merciful class II farmhouse on the Coombe Farm in Coombe Lane in Naphill and has a large fire and water damage for the roof, the inner fittings and the surfaces.
The approved proposal contains the plans for the roof repair and internal restorations.
The situation of the property is constantly deteriorating with mold as water, sometimes the fire moves out in the floors and walls.
The proposal states: “The planning application will repair and renovate a family house with high -quality design and materials that respect and improve the established character of the environment and the adjacent Coombe barn.
“The proposed work does not lead to any loss of consumption compared to the inmates of adjacent properties.
“The proposal will create a more energy -efficient and sustainable building.”
It describes the house as a “an attractive example of a much rebuilt and expanded house from the late 16th century, with some wooden frames in cross wings and some reserved tie rays and Queen stockings” survive “.
Oak and modern rafters in the roof must be replaced together with insulation and tiles.
The plans stated: “The proposal is to repair the fire -damaged roof on a similar basis.
The insulation is planned with lamb wool so that the roof gaps can be breathed and with a sarcing membrane can be bat-friendly.
The plans described other renovation work.
It added: “The use of finely placed red brick quoins, on flint walls, old tile roofs and brick shield.
“Segmental heads to some windows, others are in gable roof leaves.
“Contemporary 3 light crossing wood interest.
“Internally, the aesthetic properties of the building have been impaired somewhat over the centuries by converting it into a house from a working farmhouse. However, what remains a changed legacy of the original household amount that is common to this type of apartment.”
The farmhouse had made some significant changes, there was an earlier fire in the 1970s.
This has hindered the historical nature of the interior of the building, but the plans stated that “some exposed wooden rays and ceiling beams together with some original frame residues”.