Before and After

Before hair cut

After hair cut!

The old farmstead revealed....

First outbuilding gets an Ivy hair cut

The evening before the hair cuts!

Revealing lovely stonework.....

Digger on site to start removing vegetation and building debris from structures and entrance area

Links for the Commencement of Works

Form for Commencement Notice of Development
Commencement application submitted Tues 7 May 2013

Fire certificate not required for houses

ESB Connection
Application submitted Frid 3 May 2013

Work begins....

The tender has been awarded to Seanie O'Mahony, Building Services for the vegetation clearing from the existing Farmstead and Outbuildings and from the entrance site and work will begin this week...

Bulb planting

I have saved a few clumps of snowdrops and daffodils from the entrance areas from possible damage from the proposed entrance site clearing. They've been re-planted under the new White Stemmed Birch under whispy blue skies......

Current residents on the site!

Note the one jumpimg for joy!

Phase One - Vegetation clearance from entrance area and existing Farmstead and Outbuildings

The original farmstead hiding in last year's vegetation!

Met contractors on site on Friday 12th April to discuss the scope of works for clearing entrance area and the derelict buildings - the original farmstead and 2 small sheds - of invasive

 vegetation - namely ivy and an ash tree! These buildings will become the service areas to the new build - the old farmstead to house a workshop area for the new studio, with kiln and wheel, an electrical switch room and the main water tank. The one outbuilding to house the air/heat pump and the other a garden shed.

Sketch for Outbuildings.

LANDSCAPE : First trees planted - White Stemmed Birch Trees

Thanks to Elmer Dool of Sunhill Nurseries for planting and staking the 5  trees

Landscape Plan for submission to Kilkenny Council