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New house on greenfield site, in the Green Belt, Berkshire

10/12/2019

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We have obtained planning permission for a large detached house on an undeveloped parcel of land in the Green Belt, in a Berkshire village. The application raised a discussion as to whether the type of development was consistent with local and national planning Green Belt policy, and the site also was subject to ecological and drainage issues. We negotiated a permission that was approved under delegated powers by the Planning Officer, with no objections from neighbours.

Client: private landowner
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Extension to house in conservation area, Belgravia

4/12/2019

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Planning permission has been granted for extensions and alterations to a terrace house in central Belgravia, London. The property lies within a conservation area and close to listed buildings, where space is very constrained and many residents overlook and adjoin each other. Pre-application consultation led to a scheme that was approved under delegated powers within the 8 weeks.

​Client: private householder
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Retention of dwellings, Surrey

19/11/2019

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Planning permission has been granted for the retention of three dwellings in the Green Belt, in Surrey. The client had converted three buildings to separate houses and enforcement investigations had commenced. We advised in relation to the lawfulness of the case, and then prepared a planning application to argue why permission should be granted for the retention of the dwellings. This was approved by the Planning Committee.

Client: private householder
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Works to commence planning permission, London

14/11/2019

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We obtained planning permission for a large rear extension and mansard addition, the height and width of the house, to a substantial semi-detached villa in the Notting Hill area of London. Having fought a long battle for this permission, the client wished to implement the permission before it expired. We were involved in advising on a Certificate of Lawfulness to establish that sufficient works had been undertaken within the relevant time period, and the Certificate was granted by the Council to confirm that development can proceed in the future.

Client: private householder
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Appeal against conditions, Kingston

5/11/2019

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A long-running saga has taken a step closer to being resolved. We have worked for a commercial client undertaking vehicle repairs under a lawful planning permission. We sought to extend the opening hours for the business, with new mitigation measures to ensure no noise to the neighbours. Planning permission was granted for this change, but the Council imposed conditions on the grant of permission that meant the permission was effectively useless. We appealed against the conditions and the Inspector agreed with our case, so varied the permission to be something our client can actually implement. Partial costs were awarded against the Council for them imposing unreasonable conditions.

Client: National Rescue Group
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Appeal for painting of house, London

1/11/2019

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A client had painted their stucco house in St John's Wood a delicate shade of pink. This offended the Council who refused permission, and an appeal was lodged. We demonstrated to the Inspector that the Council's policies for this conservation area allowed householders flexibility to choose how they painted their houses. The appeal was allowed and our client can keep their pink house.

​Client: private householder
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New infill house, Teddington, Surrey

21/10/2019

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After a long period of negotiation with the Council and a previous appeal, planning permission has been granted for a new house on a tight infill site in Teddington, south west London. The Council were concerned with design, effect on neighbours, parking, trees and access to the site, as well as seeking various legal agreements for the site. We considered some of the requests unreasonable and, after much work, secured a permission that was in better terms than the Council had initially sought.

Client: private developer
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Conversion of redundant church to flats, Surrey

15/10/2019

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Planning permission and listed building consent have been granted for the change of use of a redundant church in the Surrey countryside to five flats. The church, which lies in the Green Belt, had been vacant for many years but retained original features. We presented a case for the conversion to flats, with information relating to the historic interest of the building, impact on bats in the church and how the graveyard around the church would be retained. Permission was granted by the local authority.

​Client: private developer
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New flats, Hampton, Surrey

12/9/2019

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Planning permission has been granted for the creation of two flats at premises above an existing commercial use in central Hampton, near the River Thames. There were issues of access, flooding and affordable housing in the case following a previous application submitted by an architect that had been refused, and we successfully negotiated to secure a permission from the local planning authority.

Client: commercial client
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Appeal to regularise works at house, Twickenham, Surrey

21/8/2019

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A long-running case has at last been resolved with a successful appeal against a refusal of permission by Richmond Borough Council. We had obtained planning permission for works to a property in a development of distinctive housing fronting the Thames, and had also won an appeal for works to other properties in the estate. There had been differences during the construction of the scheme and the Council decided to take action. We presented the case that the alterations to the buildings were not harmful to the setting of the Thames or the conservation area.
Client: private client
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