Plans for three new homes in a Peterborough village have been approved. Mr Green and Mrs Sleet submitted a planning application in March to transform a historic dovecote as well as a long barn, offices and a workshop into new homes to the rear of 24 Church Street in Northborough.

Peterborough City Council planners approved the application in October, meaning construction can now begin subject to several conditions. The existing property on Church Street is a Grade II listed end of terrace house which has a front garden to the north and a small walled-in garden at the rear.

The dovecote building at the rear (Plot 2), which is also Grade II listed and boasts many of its original features, will be converted alongside the offices into a new two-bedroom home.

Meanwhile, the long barn (Plot

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