The client purchased an almost derelict listed thatched cottage in a delightful Oxfordshire village, with the purpose of totally renovating and extending the private residence. The cottage included within its grounds an original thatched forge building with ‘arrow slit’ window. We were able to secure a listed building consent to both refurbish and extend the original cottage, extend and refurbish the forge, and to secure a planning approval in the grounds, for a new bungalow.