Case Study
Cornmill Cottage
Green Belt Residential Conversion
Development Type: Private Residential
Status: Planning Application
LPA: Kirklees Council
County: Yorkshire
Designation: Green Belt, Area of Local Interest, Flood Zone
- Initially, we led a detailed planning feasibility assessment of the site for the client who had already received a previous planning refusal and appeal dismissal.
- Worked closely with the architects and wider consultant team to prepare a robust, planning case, led high-quality residential conversion and extension scheme on the Green Belt site.
- Developed a detailed planning strategy utilising both National and Local Planning Policy Framework.
- Provided project design policy review checkpoint for the architect design team at RIBA Stage 2 Concept and Pre-submission check point at RIBA Stage 3.
- Coordinated a wider consultant team to formulate the final planning submission information.
- Reviewed case law and historical unsuccessful planning determinations to further support the project submission preparing a robust case law report to present to Local Planning Authority.
- Successfully led the planning application process as the client agent. This included providing expert planning negotiation with the Local Planning Authority to gain the planning consent approval.
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Results
- Provided planning advice to the design team members to assure the developed design was appropriate to National and Local planning policy and guidance.
- Negotiated and established the continuation of extension rights for the new home for future development applications.
- 3,175 sq ft of luxury cottage home.
- 64,980 sq ft of land area.
- Successful change of use from garage and storage to C3 Dwelling Use.
- Gained planning consent approval working closely with the local planning authority, which on the first attempt of application was deemed as, ‘inappropriate development’.