The agreement was originally signed in 1994 and was in relation to an agricultural workers dwelling. The agreement was however overly restrictive and harmful to the business. The previous application to vary the agreement was refused and RCC were approached to see if we felt we could try and overcome the council’s objections. It was a far from straightforward case and the supporting information prepared by RCC had to be robust enough to get the council planners on board. After extensive negotiations the application was approved and the agreement was varied.
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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.