 We have been promoting an area of land for mixed residential and sporting use in Exeter. The scheme will provide high quality student housing and improved sporting facilities, replacing a tired old building on a brownfield site. The site has been promoted through the local plan review, and is included as a proposed allocation in the draft Local Plan.
Client: private landowners
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 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  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 has been granted for a new house in the countryside, as an exception to the normal policies of restraint in such areas. The project raised complex issues of trees, drainage, ecology, as well as the policy issues due to the location.
Client: private client  We were pleased to see construction underway for a planning permission we achieved for a replacement house on the River Thames. The case had raised issues of flooding, ecology, riparian rights, highways, trees, effect on neighbours, and the question of a modern design in a prominent location facing open land on the opposite bank of the river. Permission was granted by the Council at planning committee, with praise given for the sensitivities of the scheme. We look forward to seeing the completed house, which will be our client's own home,
Client: private householder  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 have obtained planning permission for a dramatic new house in the Cotswold countryside, consisting of renovating a much altered traditional house to create a new family home with extensive additional living accommodation. The property lies in a wooded valley, where there were issues of ecology, landscape, trees and drainage to address. Permission was granted under delegated powers with no objections.
Client: private householder  Planning permission had been refused on appeal for an extension to a house within the Green Belt and conservation area, and the landowner later approached us to explore how to achieve an extension. We appraised the policy situation and established a case could be made that national policy in fact allowed for such an extension, despite the conclusions of the appeal. We liaised with an architect to prepare a new application with careful policy justification for the extension, and the application was approved under delegated powers.
Client: private landowner  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.
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