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a farm diversification tourism accommodation & open farm project incorporating a full masterplan & landscaping scheme, incl: (1) Open farm visitor areas inc. farm sheds incl. 50sq.m petting shed, pens, paddocks, play areas, garden, connecting to existing/proposed accommodation by a ‘Farm Link Trail’, assoc. fences/gates; (2) Guest facilities farm yard cluster incl: i. Entry Building (total 44sq.m) incl. farm shop & coffee dock & reception; ii. Communal shelter (88sq.m) meeting area for picnics/BBQs; iii. Guest amphitheatre; & iv. Farm food building (100sq.m) incl. kitchen, catering & self-catering area, & communal dining areas with assoc. storage & toilets; (3) 12 no. hobbit type subterranean glamping pods; (4) Part demolition/re-use/part renovation & extension of existing farmhouse & buildings to create 4 no. holiday units (1 No. 1 Bed, 2 No. 2-Beds & 1 No. 3 Bed), with a 1st. fl. balcony; (5) 4 no. shepherd huts sited around a swale SuDS pond accessed by walkways; (6) Upgrading of existing farm entrances onto the L5605 with walls/pillars and security gates to serve scheme vehicles, pedestrians & cyclists; (7) New sections of internal road, footpaths (incl. “Farm Link Trail”), vehicle & bike parking areas, incl. disabled & EV charging spaces (incl. connections to existing Millrace Holiday Park); (8) New 24PE packaged effluent disposal system with mechanical aeration and polishing filter to current EPA standards to serve the north end of the site; (9) Connections to existing water & wastewater services (incl. to existing 160PE effluent disposal system per permission ref: 18/555) to the south side of the site; (10) Permanent indigenous landscape buffer with path to Potters River to be retained & improved to IFI standards; (11) Bin stores; (12) Solar panels to buildings; & (13) All associated site works. The planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report