We had been brought in following the refusal of planning permission on heritage and amenity grounds to review the proposal and advise the applicant on their chances of success at appeal. We always felt the proposed, which was in the Chipping Norton Conservation Area, was of a high quality of design and that the relationship with neighbouring properties was typical of a historic town centre. We were delighted that, after a long wait, the Planning Inspector agreed with our case and granted planning permission.
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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.