Challenging planning permission secured to reconfigure, alter, and extend a residential property within a Conservation Area in Westminster, following a previous refusal on appeal.
Working alongside Heritage Potential, permission was secured for an additional floor and associated roof remodelling, basement extensions, replacement conservatory, fenestration and façade alterations and installation of plant to a residential property in Westminster.
This was a particularly challenging project given that a similar scheme had been dismissed at appeal. We worked closely with Heritage Potential and the rest of the consultant team to evolve the scheme following detailed pre-application discussions with planning and conservation officers. Resulting in officers concluding that the scheme would not have a harmful impact on the conservation area and would deliver significant benefits.
The permission will improve the quality of residential accommodation by moving the main family bedrooms away from noise and vibration from the Jubilee Line up to a newly created third floor level. It will also provide significant new sustainable technologies and greening within the development.
Summary of achievements
- Review of the previous failed schemes and identification of key issues to be addressed
- Provision of planning advice throughout the pre-application and application process
- Preparation and submission of the planning application and heritage statement
- Securing consent through delegated powers without the need for planning committee
