CENTRAL LONDON PLANNING CONSULTANCY Embassy of the Republic of Korea Working with JAI Architects, a planning application has been prepared and submitted to Westminster City Council for a comprehensive internal and external refurbishment with limited extension to the ground floor reception area of the embassy. The proposals will result in a significant improvement to [...]

URBAN DEVELOPMENT ST. ANNE'S HOUSE, CROYDON Lead planning and development consultant regarding the comprehensive renewal of St Anne’s House for a mixed use, part IBIS Hotel and part residential building. Planning strategy devised resulting in London Borough of Croydon approval to the loss of a central area office building. Viability appraisal report prepared and [...]

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FORMER GRAMMAR SCHOOL SITE, MIDHURST A complex project involving the South Downs National Park planning authority and Chichester District Council. Retained to lead on securing detailed planning permission, conservation area consent and listed building consent for 20 new dwellings. Project involved establishing and promoting a viability case and persuading the SDNPA to [...]

DEVELOPMENT  PLANNING STAG HILL, GUILDFORD A sensitive 3.5h site for 134 new market and affordable homes on land forming part of the grade II * listed Guildford Cathedral with phase 2 development relating to completion of the original inter-war Maufe Cathedral masterplan vision. Promoting the case for a change from private open space with public [...]

URBAN  MASTERPLANNING GRAYLINGWELL, CHICHESTER A complex 34h regeneration project within a conservation area containing listed buildings, an ancient monument, many protected trees and a listed park and garden. Successfully secured planning permission for a revised masterplan increasing new dwelling numbers, rebalancing the extent of approved commercial and community space accommodation and masterplan optimisation. Establishing [...]

STRATEGIC  LAND  PROMOTION LATCHINGDON, ESSEX The active promotion of an edge of village site as a settlement extension for some 100 new homes and other mixed uses as part of the 2012 consultation process into the preferred Core Strategy for Maldon District. The opportunity can be described as a minor extension to a larger rural [...]

ASSET VALUE MAXIMISATION JOLLY'S DEPARTMENT STORE, BATH Appointed to consider how to maximise asset value following a potential restructuring of existing department store retail floor space and feasibility advice associated with introducing alternative self-contained upper floor uses and replacement built development to the rear behind the listed façade. Planning and historic building appraisal carried out [...]

REGENERATION ST. EBBAS & WEST PARK HOSPITAL, EPSOM The St Ebbas and West Park sites delivered in excess of 700 award winning new homes with 20% of energy generated from on-site renewable sources. Both sites included important heritage assets and were located on the edge of major conurbations. The project included aligning a wide [...]

URBAN REGENERATION KENNET HOUSE, READING FoddyConsult identified and introduced this development opportunity to Crest Nicholson facilitating the unlocking of the site’s optimum residential potential, achieving an off-market purchase of the building subject to the grant of planning permission. The scheme required extensive planning negotiations with Reading Borough Council and local residents to secure support [...]

PLANNING & COMMERCIAL ASSET VALUE MAXIMISATION MARSH STREET, BRISTOL Providing planning inputs to support the client’s requirements to improve the asset value and letting potential of this part occupied office building. Working with the client’s asset management team to deliver a realisable and cost effective upgrade strategy for the property. To act as a [...]