A real pleasure to be part of the team working with Of Architecture on a sensitively designed project for a new family dwelling in Barnet. The original two storey detached dwelling was situated in an extensive garden and benefitted from … Continued

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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has released a new dataset showing which local planning authorities are succeeding or (in most cases!) failing to provide enough plots for self build and custom build homes. This is important … Continued

planning secured for contemporary dwelling

The project scope was to provide a high spec contemporary family dwelling on the East Coast of Great Yarmouth. The project sought the replacement of an existing home which had unfortunately fallen into a poor state of repair. Application heading … Continued

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Great to be part of the project team assisting Context Land on an interesting project for a single dwelling in Stroud. This case provides a further example of why a planning refusal doesn’t necessarily have to mean the end of … Continued

Picture the scene: You’ve secured planning consent. You’re excited. You start building. But then realise you have not discharged your pre-commencement conditions! This scenario is all too common. It is not the end of the world, but situations such as this do need … Continued

redevelopment of stables and garage to a self build dwelling and art studio

Extensive negotiation and engagement with the council, a detailed exploration and analysis of 5-year housing land supply, the local self-build register and the definition of ‘isolated’ in planning, has resulted in planning approval for an exciting self-build dwelling and art … Continued

site plan for self build houses outside settlement boundary

A strategic planning approach, detailed context analysis and a thorough review of the local housing land supply delivery were key to us securing planning permission for 2x self-build houses for our client, on a site that was located outside the … Continued

paragraph 79 dwelling self-build

Plainview Planning have secured planning consent for an innovative and inspiring paragraph 79 dwelling in West Sussex. This project was particularly challenging and interesting, not only because of its unique approach to design and materials, but also due to the … Continued

redevelopment of barns to residential housing in greenbelt

Our constructive pre-application meeting with Basildon Council helped to set the framework for a successful planning strategy, which has resulted in planning permission for 2 new family homes to be developed on a site that, at face value, had limited … Continued

Yesterday the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) released new housing data on the net additional dwellings in England up to 2017 to 2018. We have run this data and produced an interactive map which shows the net … Continued