The creation of annexes as ancillary accommodation can often be difficult with councils often concerned about their size and level of self-containment. There is however extensive case law that supports such proposals and RCC have been involved in a wide variety of such annexes. We were pleased that, in this instance, the council had full regard to the robust case we set out and approved the application with the minimum of fuss.
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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.
