 A number of years ago we were involved in securing listed building consent and planning permission for extensive works to a building adjoining the famous Pillars of Hercules pub in Soho. A recent visit to the area saw the project finished and now occupied as a house, with a discreet mansard and roof terrace on top.
Client: private developer
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 We have been providing advice to many of our clients for years, and not only developers and professionals but also families. One such long-standing client lives in Twickenham and we have helped them with planning matters for around 15 years. We were pleased with our latest success in establishing the use of their large listed property by the Thames as two dwellings, and to undertake changes to the building internally and externally that will enable the property to adapt to their family needs. This followed extensive pre-application discussions with the Council and a successful formal application, which was carried out during Covid restrictions on access to buildings and availability of planning officers.
Client: private householder  Planning permission has been granted for the installation of new condenser units at a mixed commercial and residential property in a busy area of Chelsea. The property, and location of the units, is close to residential premises and are crucial to the operation of a ground floor commercial unit. We achieved permission after demonstrating no harm to amenity from noise, vibration or visual intrusion, or harm to the conservation area.
Client: commercial client  A small project, but potentially tricky due to a long planning history of refusals. A client wished to cover a rear courtyard area to a large listed house in Belgravia. This had been the subject of a dismissed appeal in the past. We presented a new scheme with suitable arguments to explain the changes, and listed building consent was granted by the Council.
Client: private householder  We continue our long association with work for private householders in Belgravia and Mayfair with a recent permission for works to a listed house in Chester Square, London. Extensions and alterations at the rear of the property, and internal alterations within the house, were approved under delegated powers by Westminster City Council.
Client: private householder  We have obtained planning permission for a 'natural' swimming pool in the grounds of a house in Oxfordshire. These pools make use of natural features and planting to appear as a pond, but in fact are a full swimming pool for the house. Our client's property is in a conservation area and within the countryside, so this was a suitable solution for the property, but still needed to be argued why planning permission should be granted.
Client: private householder  A small project, appreciated by the clients after a long-running saga. Planning permission had been refused for extensions to an existing building in a conservation area that has been converted to flats, on the grounds of inadequate internal accommodation for occupants. The architects for that scheme came to us seeking help for a possible appeal. We reviewed the case and established the Council had misunderstood the proposals and not correctly applied policy. After discussions with the client, architect and planners, we prepared a revised application accompanied by a correct policy appraisal, and the resubmitted planning application was approved under delegated powers.
Client: private investment company  The design and housing think tank, Create Streets, has recently published a document that seeks to encourage additional storeys to existing houses in cities, with a call for more mansard roofs. This was widely reported in The Times. the Report includes a small number of examples to illustrate their objectives, one of which is a past project of our's: an additional mansard storey in Belgravia for our clients, Grosvenor Estate.
 Planning permission has been granted for significant changes to a large family house in the Belsize Gardens area of North London. The client wished to see a roof extension, changes to the rear, alterations to a basement and changes at the front of the building. The property lies within a conservation area, with normal permitted development rights removed, and we presented an application to argue for planning permission. After long negotiations with the Council, who initially resisted many of the changes, the planners were persuaded to grant permission.
Client: private householder  We have secured planning permission and listed building consent for works to the interior and exterior of a mixed retail and office building in the Belgravia Conservation Area, London. The works will see alterations to the original floorplan of the building to create more viable office space, improved retail space on the ground and lower ground floor, and a new shopfront. The installation of air conditioning in a sensitive fashion was also agreed.
Client: Grosevnor Estate |
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