RCC had previously worked with the landowner to attain planning permission to convert the building below into a dwelling.
Such applications are never straightforward and we worked closely with the architect and structural engineer to present a robust case to the council addressing all the local and national planning policies. Once that permission was granted we moved onto phase 2 of the proposal and that was to try and attain permission for a new build dwelling instead of the conversion. This option was hugely beneficial in turns of ease and cost of construction, as apposed to the cost of conversion, but it also allowed for a better positioning of the building away from a bank and also allowing for a more southerly aspect to the building.
The council had no specific policy to allow for this but instead we had to rely on case law relating to such matters and we were delighted for our client when permission was granted within the normal timescales.
