Portfolio (Planning)
New Underground House
This is a small site which had a refused planning consent and a dismissed appeal for a two storey house. The client had bought the property as a vacant plot with this knowledge, and asked us if we thought it would be possible to amend the design and overcome the original reasons for refusal.
We worked in conjunction with a Landscape Architect and produced a scheme which both fulfilled the clients brief and overcame all of the reasons for rejection.
The scheme we submitted to the Council was approved this year under the delegated process
Drawings
Converted Barns to residential use
A rural site in Wiltshire contained two barns that were used for storage around an old farmyard. The site had an outline planing consent to convert the buildings to 3 dwellings. Because of the nature of the site we deemed that it would be unecomonical to convert them into 3 units. We discussed various options with our client and it was decided that we should submit a scheme to the Council for a change of use to 4 dwellings. It was discovered during the application process that one of the barns was a roost for a protected Bat species the Lesser Horseshoe. Working with a Bat specialist and after a lengthy but fruitful negotiating period with the Local Authority the plans were modified and the scheme permitted.
Drawings
BARN SURVEY ELEVATIONS & SECTION
PROPOSED GRD FLOOR PLAN FOR BARNS 3 & 4
PROPOSED 1ST FLOOR PLAN FOR BARNS 3 & 4
PROPOSED ELEVATIONS FOR BARNS 3 & 4
Housing scheme in Conservation Area
This was a housing scheme which was recommended for approval by the Conservation Officer and the Planning Officer, but refused at committee. The scheme then went to appeal and was approved last year. Click here for appeal process
Drawings
SITE PLAN AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL
SITE PLAN AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL
SITE PLAN AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL
Alterations to & conversion of Listed buildings to form flats
A protracted negotiation with the Local Council to achieve a consent for Listed Building and Planning approval for the sub-division of buildings to form self-contained flats. what is a listed building?
Drawings
Office and Flat development scheme
We were commissioned to work on a scheme where lack of information and detail from the previous Designer had caused an application to falter at the planning stage. Working in conjunction with international firm King Sturge we prepared design drawings and a design and access statement for an office and flat scheme which obtained approval last year.
The Barn 
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