 Westminster City Council have a strict policy to retain office space in the central activities zone of the Capital. We successfully argued why an office space should change to residential use, which involved research of planning history and the wider area, detailed appraisal of policy, and discussions with a wider professional team to prepare a comprehensive submission to the Council. The application was approved under delegated powers.
Client: Grosvenor Estate
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 We were asked by a local village vet for assistance in regularising the use of their premises. There was a mix of vet use and residential accommodation, but changing requirements in the care of animals meant there was more need for vet space at the expense of residential. We prepared an application to explain why the loss of housing was in this instance acceptable and not contrary to planning policy. The application was approved under delegated powers, and with the support of the Parish Council.
 Planning permission has been granted for a complex scheme in central London involving extensions and alterations to two properties and a land use swap, in order to address planning policies relating to protection of existing uses. We negotiated a permission following initial reluctance from the local planning authority, which involved a legal agreement and other mechanisms relating to the use of the properties and discontinuance notices.
Client: Grosvenor Estate  Planning permission and listed building consent has been granted for the use of a listed building as a children's day nursery, with internal and external alterations to the building as part of the change. The building had been vacant and in need of a new use for some time, but a previous application had been resisted by the local planning authority. We were brought in to advise and prepared a revised submission, which received support through the pre-application process and was then approved under delegated powers.
Client: private nursery  We continue to advise clients regarding the change of use of commercial premises to provide flats through the prior approval route, where details need to be submitted to the local planning authority to take advantage of the relaxation of permitted development rights. A recent scheme saw a large 1980s office building converted into a range of flats in a prime central location.
Client: private developer  We provided heritage advice for this Grade I listed property on Belgrave Square, London. Planning permission and listed building consent were granted under delegated powers for internal and external changes to the building, including new mansard roof and a rear extension to provide a new entrance to the building.
Client: Norwegian Embassy  Planning permission has been granted for an additional storey and part change of use in buildings to the rear of mixed commercial and residential premises in a neighbourhood town centre, outer London. The project raised issues of design, parking, effect on neighbours, lighting for the new dwelling, effect on commercial space, contamination and sustainability. The application was approved under delegated powers.
Client: G&O Properties  Planning permission has been granted for a small studio space close to the centre of Hampstead village. A pre-application submission had been made by our client which raised a number of tricky issues on this tight site, and our client then came to us to advise on how to address the matters and negotiate with the planning officers. We assisted in the formal planning application and, in advising and answering all the issues, we achieved permission under delegated powers.
Client: private landowner  We advised clients on the potential to refurbish and extend a very run-down building in Belgravia, London, to secure new uses and the long-term future. It is good to see the project nearing completion and a mixed retail and residential scheme coming into use.
Client: Grosevnor Estate  It was good to see a completed project when on a recent visit to London. We provided advice to the Grosvenor Estate regarding the reuse of a post-War building designed for residential and bank use, by the Ronald Ward Partnership. The bank had closed down leaving a large space in a key corner frontage, adjoining listed buildings and in a conservation area. We assisted in the plans for the building and it is now back to active use.
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