Friday 30 November 2012

Sports performance building for golf club


Planning permission has been granted for a new golf performance building at the private Wisley Golf Club, Surrey. The facility will provide new private coaching and fitting services for members of the club, which includes tour professionals and keen amateurs.

The site lies in the Green Belt and in the flood plain. The application justified the need for the new building and demonstrated no harm to flooding, nor to the attractive landscaped golf course. Permission was granted under delegated powers.

Client: The Wisley

Tuesday 6 November 2012

New house in Belgravia


Planning permission and listed building consent has been granted for a new house within central Belgravia, London.

This followed our appointment as advisors in relation to proposed extensions and internal works to a listed property. Detailed research revealed the building was once a bakery with a house originally to the rear, which was probably damaged in the War and demolished. Evidence was presented to the Council that reinstating this house now would be historically accurate for the area and that the works to the original building - including an additional storey - would be in accordance with planning policy.

The applications were approved by the Westminster Planning Committee.

Client: Grosvenor Estates

Wednesday 17 October 2012

Appeal against conditions


A householder received planning permission and listed building consent for extensions and alterations to their listed cottage in Essex. Unexpected to them the permission contained planning conditions that modified the scheme through looking to vary window design. This would have made the new extensions much less attractive to the occupier, and also were felt by the architect to be unjustified.

An appeal was lodged to vary and remove the planning conditions. The appeal was allowed and the concept of the architect and client reinstated through a much more preferable modified planning permission.

Client: private householder

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Extensions to house in conservation area


A few technical problems mean a delay in updates....

But now news about permission granted at appeal for extensions and alterations to a detached house in the centre of Chertsey, Surrey. The property lies in a conservation area, next to the Church and close to other houses. The scheme will see extensive remodelling of the property and a large increase in accommodation for the family. The Inspector was persuaded that there would be no harm to the conservation area and no impact on the neighbours.

Client: private individual

Friday 6 July 2012

Alterations to listed building


Planning permission and listed building consent have been granted for alterations and extensions to the rear of a Grade II listed house in the St John's Wood area of London. The property had considerable historical interest due to an attached artist's studio, built and lived in by the flamboyant Victorian architect, J W Wild. Detailed research was undertaken to investigate the history of the property and to demonstrate how the very contemporary changes would not harm the building.

Client: private individual

Wednesday 4 July 2012

New house, Ascot


Construction has now finished on a fine new house situated in a prestigious road in Ascot. The site presented a number of challenges, with protected trees, a varied character and nearby neighbours. Planning permission was negotiated with the Council to achieve a large increase in the size of house on the site, and an improvement to the poorly designed house that existed before.


Client: Nightingale Developments Ltd

Thursday 3 May 2012

Lansdowne Walk, Kensington



Work has been completed on extensions, rear basement addition and internal refurbishment of a modernist property in a conservation area in Kensington. This followed a complex series of applications to the Council and an appeal to secure the changes at the rear of the house, where it was demonstrated to the Inspector that there would be no harm to the amenities of neighbours, to the conservation area or to trees from the changes. The architects for this scheme, with whom we worked very closely, were VW+BS

Client: private client

Thursday 26 April 2012

Phillimore Gardens, London W8


After detailed discussions with the Council, and the submission of comprehensive information on numerous topics, planning permission has been granted for extensive alterations and a large basement extension to a house on the Phillimore Estate, Kensington.

Client: private householder

Wednesday 25 April 2012

Health centre, Barnes


We have secured a change of use of offices in the LB Richmond to a medical centre. This was a complex proposal involving the co-ordination of a number of specialist consulants. The Council's normally restrictive policies relating to preserving office space in the Borough had to be overcome, and the sensitive issue of traffic generation and parking were handled through detailed negotiations. Extensive pre-application discussions were held both with the Council and with local residents to reassure everyone that this new facility would be acceptable in this tightly built-up residential area. The application was approved under delegated powers.

Client: private company

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Extensions to house


Planning permission has been granted for extensions to a terraced house in Kensington, including a new mansard roof. The application was approved under delegated powers within 8 weeks, allowing the family who owns the house to have extra room for their growing clan!

Client: private individual

Monday 27 February 2012

Appeal for extensions to house


Planning permission was refused for a modern extension to the rear of, and basement beneath, a locally listed building in a Wimbledon conservation area. We submitted an appeal on behalf of the householder, to demonstrate the design of the modern extension would be a suitable addition to the house and the area. We also had to show there was no harm to protected trees and the basement could be safely constructed, and coordinated professional evidence on those matters. The appeal was allowed.

Client: Private householder

Friday 24 February 2012

Theatre School


Planning permission has been granted for the change of use of an office building to a school. Corona Theatre School is a long-established performing arts school who needed to find new premises urgently due to an end on their lease in their previous premises.

Their desired new building fell into the restrictive policies of LB Richmond. We coordinated the professional team to provide evidence on employment policy, traffic and parking issues, and the suitability of the premises as a school. Detailed discussions were held with Officers at the Council and the application recommended for approval to Committee, despite a recognition that the scheme was not entirely consistent with the Council's policies. The application was approved unanimously.

Client: Corona Theatre School

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Bed and Breakfast accommodation



We helped secure planning permission for the partial change of use of a property on a sensitive conservation area site, next to a church and houses, to a bed and breakfast. Issues regarding access, use, flood risk and amenity were overcome, with the application being approved unanimously.

Client: private

Friday 20 January 2012

Renovation of mews house


Permission has been secured for alterations and renovation of a mews house in Westminster, close to Dorset Square. Work was undertaken in liaison with the architect and Statements submitted to the Council to outline the case for permission, with consent granted within 6 weeks.

Client: private