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I currently have a 13 box yard with full planning for liverys. However the stables are wooden and are rotting and the roofs are starting to leak.

I want to 'refurbish' them with new blockwork walls and new roofs so they all match (originally built in 4 stages with different manufactures so the roof lines are odd). I'll reuse the old cladding so everything blends in and the appearance and size won't change

Any opinions as to whether I'll get away with it?
 
You should be OK as you are only repairing what is already there, but it might be best to double check with your local planning officer, just in case.
 
Unless you have nasty neighbours who are likely to shop you, if it looks the same before and after bar slightly different roof materials I'd be surprised if anyone would notice and the council will have bigger and better things to deal with!
 
I would have thought you would need planning as you arent exchanging like for like

There is a thought that councils dont like brick or blockwork stables as these are more likely to be the subject of a residential request later down the line, I have no idea how true this is but certainly wooden structures are easier to get through planning

You may well get away with it but if you are being seen to 'conceal' a blockwork structure behind cladding I bet there will be a nosy neighbour who cant resist putting the boot in - I hope you are in a remote place!
 
Unfortunately we do have a 'nosy neighbor' We already have a tied house on site so that's thankfully not an issue.

I really don't want to ask our local planners as that'll bring it to their attention!

I've checked the planning portal, but couldn't see an answer - the nearest thing was you can replace the roof without permission...
 
When you originally applied for planning were they fussy about what material the yard was built out of? If they insisted on wood they might be stroppy if you now change to block
If you can replace the roof without permission that's helpful as if you're cladding the block, the roof will be the only bit that looks different.

You can risk it and if caught apply for retrospective planning - the risk being that if they say no you'll have to take block down and put just wood back up so lots of ££££s.

If you're concerned I'd speak to them - with a nosy neighbour it'll be brought to their attention anyway - likely as not.
 
We now put our stable/animal shelter buildings up with block for the foundations and then take the block up for three or four rows above ground then use a timber frame on top of this, and it has made the stables much more robust than wood to floor but they are still timber buildings.
 
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