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Planning permission granted for two dwellings in Dorset

Our client is a large housing association who RCC have now worked with for many years. We regularly undertake planning feasibility reviews of sites which very from car parking and garage courts to areas of under used land, including grassed areas

Urchfont planning appeal won for five dwelling in Wiltshire

Whilst the site had been allocated for housing in the village neighbourhood plan when our clients submitted an application for the planning application it received high levels of objections on the grounds that the garage of the site was a valued community asset.

Dwellings in Wiltshire village now all built

During a site visit for a new proposal in a Wiltshire village we were able to see two new houses RCC attained planning permission for built and lived in.

House permitted in Wiltshire after two year planning struggle

Our client had bought a plot of land where they had attained pre-application advice stating that planning permission would likely be granted for their proposed dwelling due to the council's housing land supply situation.

Four new houses approved on employment site

The owner of the site contacted RCC after their long term tenant advised they were leaving the site and there were concerns that a new tenant would not be found. As such they wanted to explore the options to redevelop the site for housing.

Grand country house approved in Berkshire

There is an existing dwelling on the site that really wasn't fit for purpose and our client wanted to replace this with something more appropriate for the site and its setting.

RCC attain another conversion approval in Wiltshire

There is an existing dwelling on the site that really wasn't fit for purpose and our client wanted to replace this with something more appropriate for the site and its setting.

Conversion of modest buildings to a dwelling approved in Wiltshire

DRA Architects first approached us for advice on whether this proposal had a sufficient chance of success and, after assessing the proposal, we advised on the planning issues and risks.

Permission to create 105 flats in redundant office block in Plymouth approved

As reported last year, RCC were instructed to assist a national property developer on this project towards the end of last year.

Planning permission granted for residential conversion in Wiltshire

After a very long journey RCC are delighted to have attained planning permission for residential use at this site. This was on of those sites were persistence paid off, plus a change in tactics.

Change of use of office to residential permitted in Wiltshire

The building formed part of the wider former farmyard complex that our client had originally had permission for a mix of open residential use, tourism accommodation use and this office use.

Brewery and taproom granted planning permission in Bath

The brewery had been running from the premises for a few year but unbeknown to the owners they had needed planning permission for a change of use. This all came to light after they had also started up a taproom on some nights of the week and at the weekend and this had proved very popular.

Extension to scrapyard approved in Wiltshire

The yard is used for the breaking and recycling of vehicles but our client also provides cars and other vehicles to a number of fire services to use as part of their training work.

Planning committee success for 14 dwelling in a Wiltshire Village

We have been working extensively with our clients, a wide range of consultants and the residents of the village for almost 2 years to get to this point.

RCC are delighted to have been successful with their first Planning in Principle permission

There had been a total of nine unsuccessful applications on the site with the latest being dismissed on appeal last year. Whilst those applications had mainly been for larger scale development a key issue was that the site was considered to be on the wrong side of the road with the council and planning inspectors considering the built area of the village to be on the north side of the road.