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Design and Drawing Project Application – Our Secret
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Sneak Preview of Our Secret
Take a peek at London Architect Extension Architecture’s blue chip spa design, Our Secret in Westbourne Grove. In June 2017 we prepared designs for this exciting change of use application from A1 Retail to Sui Generis (Leisure) for spa treatments.
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Our client had been a successful tennis pro, so naturally he chose a business that was health-related. Also he is from Northern Europe, where some spa treatments tend to be very spec ...
What is a Design and Access Statement…
...and when do I need one?
Since June 2013, you will only require a Design and Access Statement if your building or premises has a GIA (Gross Internal Area) of over 1,000m2. For developers; if you are trying to achieve 9 units or less, your project will not need one. For 10 units or more, or if you have a listed building in a conservation area, as well as a Heritage Statement you would need a Design and Access Statement for listed building consent.
Conservation areas
If you live in a conservation area, you wil ...
Planning Consultant vs Architect
Why you need a Planning Consultant vs Architect
Read on for information on whether to instruct a planning consultant, an architect, or both.
If you plan to build or extend your property, it is worth hiring a planning consultant vs architect in to save time and money, because they will guide you through the process of making a planning application to your local council by choosing from the various route options to optimise your chance of approval.
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What is the Party Wall etc Act 1996 and when does it apply?
What is the Party Wall etc Act?
The Party Wall etc Act 1996 governs certain types of work that a building owner (the person undertaking the construction works), undertakes to their property.
The Act ensures that prior to commencing those proposed works, the building owner serves a Party Wall Notice upon the adjoining owner (the neighbour adjoining the construction works).
The Party Wall Notice gives the adjoining owner the opportunity and legal right to appoint a Party Wall Surveyor to review the proposed works from ...
Single storey rear extension project in Sutton
Date: 2016
Borough: Sutton
Project Type: Single Storey Rear Extension
Brief
This family wished to create a new play space for their two very young children via a single storey rear extension of 4.5m to his four-bedroom house. These children were lucky because their new playroom was flooded with light with our design which had bi-fold doors to the rear, French doors on one side and three skylights in the roof. As well as letting in more light, this added another entrance, also enabling pla ...
What is a Change of Use
Change of use from A1 retail to D2 studio gym (2,400 square feet.)
If you wish to apply for a change of use of a premises, you may need planning permission from your LPA. However, permission will not be needed if your existing and intended use fall within the same class or range of classes, see class list in the table below. Also certain changes of use are permitted without applying for permission, as also shown in brief in the second table below.
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Use Classes
Uses for buildings are class ...
Steph Fanizza
Architectural Design & Team Manager