Marie,
This seems to be good news and if things go to plan meantime, I would like to pursue this with yourself on a more formal basis.
The only aspect which I would like to clarify is the 3rd bullet point starting “the separate use of……
The planning consent states that the property when built must be used for holiday accommodation. You state that the fact it may be used for holoiday accommodation doesn’t affect VAT liability.
I assume the conditions referred to in the 3rd bullet point are not relevant to my case and that I comply with the terms of the 3rd bullet point.