St.James' Church Site - residential conversion of a listed building

Location

Project summary

• To resolve various planning issues on a long-standing stalled residential conversion project enabling a developer to complete the development.
• To confirm the lawful commencement of the original planning permission.
• To negotiate with the Council to resolve any residual planning, listed building and building control issues.

Solution

• Undertaking a forensic examination of Building Control records, tracking down the original developer for a Statutory Declaration and achieving a Lawful Development Certificate
• Working with planning and conservation officers to agree a set of urgent works to secure the building
• Agreeing the scope of a new Listed Building Consent application to resolve heritage concerns.
• Project managing a team of specialist consultants to deal with planning issues on this unusual building.

Benefits

• Provision of more housing in the area.
• Preservation of a listed building
• Removal of a site causing significant problems for the local community