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Rookery Barns · Lowestoft, Suffolk

Level 2 Building Recording for non-designated heritage assets.

Located in the rural village of Carlton Coleville, Rookery Barns were historically part the farmstead of the Rookery Farm. In 2021, Heritage Unlimited carried out a Level 2 Building Recording for two 19th century brick barns as a condition of planning permission for their conversion.

ListingNon-designated
SectorResidential
ServiceHistoric Building Recording
AuthorityEast Suffolk
Topics Historic Building Recording Non-designated heritage asset Barn conversion

Located in the rural village of Carlton Coleville, Rookery Barns were historically part the farmstead of the Rookery Farm.

In 1972, land surrounding the farmstead was purchased and transformed from agricultural land to a golf course, which opened in late summer 1975. The barn complex comprised of historic and modern barns and in 2020, Rookery Park Golf Club obtained planning permission to convert the barns into six dwellings. Whilst the historic barns are not listed and therefore not afforded the protection of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, they were deemed to be non-designated heritage assets. The National Planning Policy Framework allows for such assets given a material consideration in the planning system.

At a glance
Property
Rookery Barns
Listing
Non-designated heritage asset
Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Authority
East Suffolk Council
Service
Level 2 Building RecordingLevel 2 Building Recording
Year
2021
Outcome

Recording the barns before conversion.

A condition attached to the planning decision required the two historic barns to be recorded at Level 2 as set out in Historic England’s document Understanding Historic Buildings: A Guide to Good Recording Practice (2016).

In 2021, Heritage Unlimited were engaged to carry out a Level 2 Building Recording for the two 19th century brick barns, which had been used for various agricultural uses over their lifetime. The record included photographs, archival research, historic maps and a descriptive account.

Rookery Barns exterior
Rookery Barns, Carlton Coleville: the 19th century brick barn complex prior to conversion.
Rookery Barns barn structure
Barn structure recorded as part of the Level 2 Building Recording.
Rookery Barns site view
Site context showing the barn complex within the former Rookery Farm setting.
Rookery Barns interior
Interior of one of the 19th century barns, used for various agricultural purposes over its lifetime.
Rookery Barns detail
Architectural detail of the brick construction documented in the building record.
Rookery Barns timber frame
Internal structural elements recorded as part of the descriptive account.
Rookery Barns roof structure
Roof structure of the barn, photographed and recorded before conversion works commenced.
Rookery Barns landscape
The wider setting of Rookery Barns within the rural landscape of Carlton Coleville.

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Lead service

Historic Building Recording

A Level 2 Building Recording was carried out for two 19th century brick barns as a condition of planning permission for their conversion to residential dwellings.

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