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No 55 | Designing To Profit | Development Project
‘but I can’t get deals to stack like this’ ‘Great, thanks for this advice’, I hear you saying, ‘but I can’t get deals to stack like this… the land is too expensive’. In short, yes it is, and so generally, walk away and let someone else catch the cold. Agents … Continue reading No 55 | Designing To Profit | Development Project
No. 53 | Griffin House | School Extension | Innovative Design
School Extension The main issues to overcome were Green Belt considerations, design and visual impact including impact on the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, highways and residential amenity. Through continued dialogue with the local authority and some re-design to the original submission, a 9 classroom school extension to an … Continue reading No. 53 | Griffin House | School Extension | Innovative Design
No. 17 | Great Paxton | Brownfield Development
Brownfield Development An initial feasibility study was submitted for pre-application advice to the local authority, Huntingdonshire, and the response back was that they were happy with the principle of development. Working with our client and the planning team at WYG, we then developed a full planning application for the scheme, … Continue reading No. 17 | Great Paxton | Brownfield Development
No. 18 | Chells Way | Interesting Brownfield Site | Stevenage
The Site | Brownfield Site Chells Way is a constrained site and irregular shape, the developer purchased the site on the basis of an old pre-application for 14 units. Once it has been instructed, there was however an issue with underground apparatus, the sewer specifically with Thames water which was a significant … Continue reading No. 18 | Chells Way | Interesting Brownfield Site | Stevenage
No. 15 | South Street | Permitted Development Rules | Worthing
The Site | Permitted Development Rules The site is in a conservation area, has groundwater flooding issues, but is in a great location, just up the road from Worthing Pier, 4 or 5 miles West of Brighton. Due to the conservation area, we had to work closely with the council conservation … Continue reading No. 15 | South Street | Permitted Development Rules | Worthing
No. 52 | Expert Opinion | Value Engineering Begins at Home
Value Engineering Begins at Home | What you can do We decided to review exactly what it was we gave away for free, and we decided that it had little value other than telling people how much our future service would be. We also realised that we were being used … Continue reading No. 52 | Expert Opinion | Value Engineering Begins at Home
No. 49 | What is Class ZA | Detailed
Class ZA | Limitations & Conditions The rights provide for the demolition of existing buildings, in light industrial and residential use, so offices and the light B classes and their replacement with new build residential, and that is either a block of flats or a dwelling house. The rights enable … Continue reading No. 49 | What is Class ZA | Detailed
No. 10 | 1 High Street | Professional Office to Residential Permitted Development
The Site | Office to Residential Permitted Development From a stringent local authority planning team, to difficult highways constraints, conservation considerations and an intricate existing building the project demanded creative solutions from the whole team An office to residential conversion is a change of use under Permitted Development, the change … Continue reading No. 10 | 1 High Street | Professional Office to Residential Permitted Development
No. 48 | Now Is The Time To Expand Your Industrial Food Facility | Valuable Opinion
After Industrial Food Facility This newly expanded facility will be a pleasure for both staff and visitors alike, with the functional organisation of spaces sitting at the heart of high-quality working environments and visually pleasing structures and spaces. PROJECT BRIEF Packaging store: The building will be two floors with a … Continue reading No. 48 | Now Is The Time To Expand Your Industrial Food Facility | Valuable Opinion
No. 44 | Expert RIBA Chartered Architectural Practice
Whitley Bridge South Architectural Practice Check out the Case Study here. Economic growth brings development opportunities. Technological advancements bring development necessities. Our clients are nationwide leaders in their field and are looking to evolve the industry of technological advancement. The site is an existing mill located on a small industrial … Continue reading No. 44 | Expert RIBA Chartered Architectural Practice
No. 47 | Permitted Development Changes | Detailed
Introduction Permitted Development Changes Recent times have seen the most significant legislative changes to English planning in short order, including to permitted development rights that I have seen in the last 30 years. The changes are summarised as follows. This document is intended to be an initial guide for clients of Scroxton and Partners … Continue reading No. 47 | Permitted Development Changes | Detailed
New Flats On Commercial And Residential Buildings | Class A to Part 20 | Detailed & Insightful
Class A to Part 20 | Permitted Development rights for adding additional storeys on a block of new flats Limitations & Conditions For two storey houses, the new part allows you to add up to an additional two floors and a first floor onto existing single-story dwellings. The requirement is … Continue reading New Flats On Commercial And Residential Buildings | Class A to Part 20 | Detailed & Insightful
No. 6 | Red Shute Mill | Commercial Architect London | Redevelopment Challenge
The site was the Red Shute Mill Business Centre, on the edge of Hermitage in Berkshire it is well placed for easy access to the M4 and A34 and is occupied by a mixture of companies, including a timber yard, a coach company and a grain trader. Generally surrounded by fields, … Continue reading No. 6 | Red Shute Mill | Commercial Architect London | Redevelopment Challenge
No. 31 | Architect Redesigns Wellingborough | Creative
Architect Redesigns Wellingborough | The Space There are currently hundreds of great and successful companies trading in and around Wellingborough, attracted by reasonable rents, low building costs, and good quality transport links. However, with Northampton and Milton Keynes rapidly adapting and providing lower-cost travel to more locations and bigger and better office … Continue reading No. 31 | Architect Redesigns Wellingborough | Creative
No. 43 | Finding Industrial Sites
After Finding Industrial Sites This site worked well at offering a good opportunity to develop a 10 hectare site from scratch to allow the company to create a flagship project to use as a model for improving and upgrading their other sites around the country. We looked at the efficiency … Continue reading No. 43 | Finding Industrial Sites
No. 42 | Auditing An Existing Site | Meticulous Industrial Planning Permission
After | Industrial planning permission Our clients benefited from our overall recommendation as to whether the site represented a bad or good opportunity in line with their overall strategy. Analysis of local planning policies combined with the site analysis and understanding of the fiscal risks of developing the site gave our client … Continue reading No. 42 | Auditing An Existing Site | Meticulous Industrial Planning Permission
No. 4 | Ye Corner | Architect North London | Remarkable Design
Ye Corner, a residential project sited in the Watford area within a short walking distance from Bushey Station. The complexity the site presents comes from several sources. Firstly, the site was designated as Employment Land in the local plan and, although being a single freehold, it came with a series of … Continue reading No. 4 | Ye Corner | Architect North London | Remarkable Design
No. 5 | Brookside Garages | Planning Consultants | Bold Redevelopment
A site located on the outskirts of Wellingborough which, as the name implies, was the home of a former car garage and workshop. Recently cleared by the existing owners, they engaged Scroxton & Partners to carry out the demolition works and prepare a feasibility study in order to redevelop the site for … Continue reading No. 5 | Brookside Garages | Planning Consultants | Bold Redevelopment
No. 7 | Henwick Lane | Efficient Residential Architects London
The Brief | Residential Architects London The brief for the project was to maximise the development potential of this constrained site, which would provide a housing mix of two, three and four bedroom houses. Through discussions with the Housing Association, they requested a provision of two bedroom houses, which met … Continue reading No. 7 | Henwick Lane | Efficient Residential Architects London
No. 8 | Whitley Bridge South | Construction Managers | Inspiring Challenge
The Brief | Construction Managers The brief for the project was to design and implement a scheme that would intensify operations at the site and create a world leading milling facility, incorporating new European technologies. Additionally, It required the careful demolition of the redundant mill building and taking the opportunity … Continue reading No. 8 | Whitley Bridge South | Construction Managers | Inspiring Challenge
Permitted Development Provisions | Class A to Part 20 | Meticulous
Permitted Development Provision | Limitations & Conditions It relates to the provision of dwelling houses only. The existing building must be at least three storeys high above ground level, so you would not include a basement in that assessment. It allows for the creation of a maximum of two storeys … Continue reading Permitted Development Provisions | Class A to Part 20 | Meticulous
Successful Consent for 61 Studios by Northampton Architects | St. Giles
St. Giles street is located within the Derngate conservation area in the heart of Northampton’s cultural district. The Derngate conservation area includes many listed and locally listed buildings, including the Royal Theatre and a Charles Mackintosh altered 19th Century townhouse. The site is located on St Giles street which is a … Continue reading Successful Consent for 61 Studios by Northampton Architects | St. Giles
No. 13 | Oddfellows | Useful Commercial to Residential Conversion
The Brief | Commercial to Residential Conversion Initially a feasibility study was prepared, which achieved 12 small students rooms in line with local comparables. Following this, pre-application advice was sought from the local authority and received a positive response. At this stage the owners decided to market the property with … Continue reading No. 13 | Oddfellows | Useful Commercial to Residential Conversion
No. 2 | We Are Now Members At TrustedLand!
TrustedLand We are delighted to announce that Scroxton & Partners have recently become members of this group. Joining the platform and concierge service, we are now amongst other likeminded SME property developers, landowners, consultants, and industry professionals. We are thrilled to have joined and are eager to interact with other … Continue reading No. 2 | We Are Now Members At TrustedLand!
No.9 | Building Profitable Airspace Developments
South Street The project was the conversion of an existing commercial building into residential apartments. To maximize the GDV there were extensions to the rear of the property and a vertical extension to the roof of the building. The project was within a conservation area and therefore certified CGI views … Continue reading No.9 | Building Profitable Airspace Developments