The buildings had been in a care use but can now be used for residential use much to the delight of our clients.
A change in circumstances meant the care use had to relocate so an alternative use for the buildings had to be found. The council had previously stated that the buildings would not be suitable for residential use due to the nature of the amenity spaces for the buildings.
Agreement has however been reached on the basis that they will be used for older persons accommodation.
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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.
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
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.
