Electricity is coming...

...or rather it is going underground through the site ... 2 new poles put up on the site boundaries ready for connection.

The big dig... commences

To create the subterranean part of the extension the ground needs to be dug to a depth of 4 meters, which means removing over 500 ton of soil... down to over 2 meters today...

More demolished

The long extension from the cottage added in the 1960's has gone...

Gretal arrives

Our new Gypsy Caravan arrived but due to its size had to be unloaded in Abbey Terrace car park in Winchcombe... and our neighbour Duncan came to the rescue lending his tractor to tow it down Vineyard Street to Lane's Cottage .... thanks goes to Marc from Fernhills and all of the Coombs team on site especially Andrew, our site manager, who bravely drove the tractor. It took time but from arriving at 7am it was finally in situ at 1pm... every picture tells a story....

Unloading

last 100 yards

Through the gate

Change of tow vehicle for stage 2

Reversing into the woodland

Very slowly moving back 

Nearly there just needs to be aligned

Gretel is home.....

Ready for delivery

After several months of waiting our gypsy caravan is loaded and ready fro an early morning delivery tomorrow

Concrete floor is poured

Floor is leveled ready for construction next week

Planning permission granted..

... after over 18 months since our first pre app to amend an existing planning gained in 2013.

For more plans see the Plans tab...

Outbuildings Demolished

Just a pile of rubble

Chicken Shed!

Drainage for the Orchard

In the orchard digging land drains making ready to plant some more fruit trees replacing some which are diseased or dead

A start is made

In order to secure the 2013 permission, which expires early March, the foundations for the garage and workshop have been dug.