Town Planning & Urban Design Ltd.

The council confirmed its prior approval for the conversion of office space to 24 flats for client Orchard Homes.  Working with a local transport consultant, Eric Woodgate, given the site’s location on a strategically important city centre ring road, the submission was co-ordinated by ACHIEVE, convincing the council that planning impacts in terms of transportation, contamination and flood risk were unlikely to be harmful.

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The client has subsequently obtained planning permission under reference 14/01738/FUL to increase the building height to 10 storeys and adding a further 28 flats to the development.

 

Of more recent time a complete re-evaluation of the site was undertaken by others who obtained permission to completely redevelop, to build a 12 storeys high block as a student halls of residence (198 bedrooms) under permission 16/00400/FUL (with later adjustments) which is now well under way.