The application was to change the use of six holiday let barn conversions and two managers' houses into nine homes at Lower Wood Farm on Browns Lane in Mautby. A document submitted with the bid said the holiday let business was "no longer a viable option" for the future of the couple who own the property and are approaching retirement. But the plans faced opposition from council officials. More: Church goes up for sale for £300,000Highways also objected over the extra traffic on the road, and the site's distance from local services. A document lodged with their bid said they had put the houses on the market but that their restricted use as holiday lets "significantly hampered the property's attractiveness and viability for investment".