Great to be part of the project team on this exciting scheme which will see a two-storey partially vacant building, which was formerly the premises for a bank, converted into 5x stylish apartments and 2x commercial units.  This scheme will … Continued

We were recently involved in a planning application for a single residential dwelling on garden land in the beautiful environs of Cheltenham. We were approached to assist when it seemed like the application was heading for a refusal. We acted … Continued

We are pleased to have helped secure planning approval for a temporary agricultural worker’s dwelling, which will support a cattle rearing business on adjacent farmland. We provided a Rural Enterprise Dwelling Appraisal in support of the application and acted in … Continued

It was great to collaborate again with the inspirational team at Barefoot Architects, this time on a project which sought to demolish a defunct conservatory, replace with a rear and side extension and retrofit the existing building.  The site was … Continued

Despite several false starts and delays, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is nearly upon us.  What does this mean in practice – well, firstly, be prepared for a lot of confusion as Local Authorities seek to understand the deluge of information … Continued

What a great outcome for this PiP project, which represents efficient use of a brownfield site and will redevelop a run down and underused set of garages into 2 x 4 bed homes. Inspired design by Urban and Rural made … Continued

It was great to be part of the project team bringing 7x sensitively designed new homes to a site in South Croydon. Redeveloping an urban site The scheme sought to demolish an existing detached dwelling in a sizeable plot, and … Continued

The Plainview team have secured planning consent for a stylish infill development of 3 x family dwellings in the London Borough of Newham. The architect designed scheme embraces Passivhaus principles and makes efficient use of an infill site, helping to … Continued

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Since the introduction of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in 2012, the Government has been pushing for the planning system to be genuinely plan-led at both a local and national level.  In order to achieve this Local Planning Authorities … Continued