Planning Application for Three Story Residential Building

Beta Scope

•  Conceptual design and Planning Application for the Three-Story Residential Building.
•  Submitting full plans, elevations, sections, 3D visualisation, Design and Access Statement to the Local Authority.
•  Acting as Agents on behalf of the client, responding to local authority queries by providing solutions to the comments raised by the planning officer.

Background

Beta Design Consultants were commissioned by the client to propose a three-story residential building to accommodate three flats one flat in each level. Beta scope was to carry out the conceptual stage, the planning stage (Planning Application) and the building control stage after the planning is granted. The setting had many challenges including:

• The main challenge is to propose new design that merge with the surrounding without compromise the design of the development. We were aiming to achieve three generous size flats with a privet amenity space for each flat.
• As the site in a street with two story houses, we faced the challenge to achieve three story residential building without affecting the skyline of the area as well as keeping with the next-door front and rear elevations footprint.

Beta Solution

Beta Design Consultants worked very closely with the clients to devise a strategy for approaching the design and submitting plans and the Planning Application to the local authority.

The solution was to propose a three-story residential building design that respects the surroundings skyline and to accommodate as much as possible of the land with provide the required parking and cycling storage, waste storages and green areas to achieve the maximum benefit for the client.

Beta Design Consultants were passionate to satisfy the client and the local authority at the same time, that led Beta to propose a strategical solution to every planning condition without compromising achieve the maximum benefit that meets the client expectations.

Practical Details

As the site is a new residential development at the end of terrace so it required a special consideration and propose a modest design in the Planning Application that fulfils the needs of all its future accompanies.

The use of clamping plants to provide some privacy to the ground floor flat was a special touch that gave the life to the front elevation.

The glazed balconies were a very welcomed solution to provide the required amenity space without compromise flats floor area and made the balcony usable in all year seasons not only in summer.