Farm buildings 'crying out for renovation'

16:07:20 16th July 2010

Farm buildings on the second largest council farm estate in Wales are in desperate need of renovation after being allowed to deteriorate over the years.

Anglesey County Council is calling for central government funding to help restore the farm buildings on its tenant system, the Daily Post reports.

The local authority estimates that 80 per cent of its farm buildings need extensive renovation work carried out, with the cost likely to be in the region of £4.8 million.

WG Davies, Anglesey's principal valuation officer, told delegates at the National Assembly's rural development sub-committee that the conditions in some of the properties are dire.

"Damp and mould growth are commonplace, resulting in some rooms being incapable of occupation in numerous dwellings," he stated.

The future of farm buildings on the Fairmile Hospital site in Oxfordshire was recently revealed by the local council.

According to the Oxford Times, the structures will be converted into retail space, while other areas of the plot will be used to build 354 homes.

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