The building hadn’t been used for agricultural use for some time but the key was that it had not been used for any other purpose since, hence we could show compliance with Part Q. The proposal was also accompanied by a structural report commissioned by RCC plus a detailed supporting letter setting out the planning case for the proposal. We were delighted that permission was issued within 8 weeks.
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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.
