The site was in an area of mixed uses, rather than on an industrial estate, and as such we always new the issue of creating a larger replacement building was going to have to be carefully addressed. The size of the building also meant that a formal flood risk assessment was required and this was further complicated by the very historic drainage arrangements on site. RCC instructed a specialist company to deal with this issue but there was still protracted discussions with the council’s drainage engineer and Wessex Water. Negotiations have however now come to an end and the council have approved the application which allows our client to get on and provide a greatly improved building for their very successful company.