A COUNCILLOR will this week make a third attempt to win final approval to build a new countryside home after her plans were previously refused over size concerns. Conservative councillor Margaret Atkinson, who represents the Fountains and Ripley ward, was granted outline permission to build a four-bedroom farmhouse opposite her existing home in Kirkby Malzeard in 2019 but has since made two failed attempts to secure a final go-ahead. Her plans were previously refused because officers said she could not justify why the property needed to be so big, however, Cllr Atkinson has now submitted a scaled-back application which has been recommended for approval at a meeting on Thursday.