Category: Residential
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New Flats On Commercial And Residential Buildings | Class A to Part 20 | Detailed & Insightful
Class A to Part 20 | Permitted Development rights for adding additional storeys on a block of new flats Limitations & Conditions For two-storey houses, the new part allows you to add up to an additional two floors and a first floor onto existing single-storey dwellings. The requirement is that the new floors must be…
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No. 4 | Ye Corner | Architect North London | Remarkable Design
Ye Corner, a residential project sited in the Watford area within a short walking distance from Bushey Station. The complexity the site presents comes from several sources. Firstly, the site was designated as Employment Land in the local plan and, although being a single freehold, it came with a series of staggered leases to multiple occupiers. …
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No. 7 | Henwick Lane | Efficient Residential Architects London
The Brief | Residential Architects London The brief for the project was to maximise the development potential of this constrained site, which would provide a housing mix of two, three and four bedroom houses. Through discussions with the Housing Association, they requested a provision of two bedroom houses, which met their space and technical standards.…
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Permitted Development Provisions | Class A to Part 20 | Meticulous
Permitted Development Provision | Limitations & Conditions It relates to the provision of dwelling houses only. The existing building must be at least three storeys high above ground level, so you would not include a basement in that assessment. It allows for the creation of a maximum of two storeys and that’s upon the topmost…
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Successful Consent for 61 Studios by Northampton Architects | St. Giles
St. Giles street is located within the Derngate conservation area in the heart of Northampton’s cultural district. The Derngate conservation area includes many listed and locally listed buildings, including the Royal Theatre and a Charles Mackintosh altered 19th Century townhouse. The site is located on St Giles street which is a varied collection of properties of…
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No. 13 | Oddfellows | Useful Commercial to Residential Conversion
The Brief | Commercial to Residential Conversion Initially a feasibility study was prepared, which achieved 12 small students rooms in line with local comparables. Following this, pre-application advice was sought from the local authority and received a positive response. At this stage the owners decided to market the property with their existing agent Hadland Chartered…
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No.9 | Building Profitable Airspace Developments
South Street The project was the conversion of an existing commercial building into residential apartments. To maximise the GDV there were extensions to the rear of the property and a vertical extension to the roof of the building. The project was within a conservation area and therefore certified CGI views were produced to show how…
