This was a very unusual situation where the council had allowed a new build dwelling around 10 years ago subject to the large attached projection at the front of the house being used for commercial use only. A previous attempt to remove the condition had been unsuccessful and a subsequent appeal was dismissed. However when RCC were approached to advise on this matter we could see that a strong case could now be made due to changes in local planning policy. Our subsequent application was approved within the normal timescales and this element of the building can now be used as normal living accommodation.
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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.