The site was not only in the conservation area but in close proximity to a number of listed buildings and in the AONB. Our clients lived in an adjacent dwelling and wanted to build a dwelling that they could downsize into but did not want to compromise of the design of the dwelling, there was certainly no desire to build a 'bungalow'. Instead with the client and the architect we worked up this striking design that reflected the agricultural character of the village which still being very much 'of its time'.
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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.