RCC have worked on numerous sites across the country and the proposals are always heavily scrutinised by the council planners, and sometimes the council lawyers. In this instance, the fact that the host dwelling was a listed building, added to the complexities as did the relationship between the occupiers of the house and the cabin. A strong and bespoke case was made and we were delighted that approval was granted within the normal 8 weeks.
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Office to residential conversions
In 2013 the Government introduced new permitted development rights to allow office buildings to be converted to residential use. This was for an initial temporary period of 3 years but they subsequently made the new rights permanent in 2016.
New Park Street
RCC was brought on board by PKA Architects when they were approached by a developer proposing a mixed use development on a vacant site in Devizes town centre. The site accommodated a single storey clinic building and car park but historically there would have been a building on the main road frontage
Aughton
RCC were approached regarding the possibility of attaining planning permission for an additional dwelling in the garden of our clients’house. It was an extremely timely approach, as Wiltshire Council was in the process of changing their local planning policy document.