10 Wellington Square, Hastings

Grade II Listed Terrace

The property was  very run down and required planning and listed building consent to change the use of the lower two floors from office to residential use and to change the layout of the upper floor flats and rear parking court, involving internal and external alterations.

Challenge

The Fire and Building Regulations had recently been tightened up so it was a balancing act to comply with this and to get the Conservation Officer to agree the changes to the Listed Building. We successfully negotiated the removal of the external fire escape and replacement with a sash window, and additional rooflights to provide light and ventilation to the top floor flat, as well as a centralised fire alarm system. 

Value

SC Planning maintained a dialogue between the building contractors, the architect, the planning authority and the building control officers, to reach agreement on how to move forward at each stage of the project. This avoided a rejection of the planning and listed building applications and enabled the achievement of planning and listed building consent and building regs approval first time around. The renovation project is now completed.

VIEW APPLICATION HERE: https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/ 
Reference: HS/FA/19/00592 and HS/LB/19/00593

Other Successful Planning Projects

New dwelling and vehicular access in residential garden, Kingston near Lewes:  SDNP/20/00153/FUL and SDNP/20/02917/CND

Conversion of 5 bedsits into 2 large duplexes and rear roof terrace, Brighton:

BH2021/00821

Farm redevelopment consent to extend stabling facilities and build new dwelling, Caneheath, Wealden: WD/2021/2476/F

and associated variations to the legal agreements.

Subdivision of existing dwelling to create 2 dwellings with new road access and extensions, Lewes:

SDNP/20/00303/FUL

Change of Use of farmhouse and barn from residential into Bed & Breakfast accommodation, Lake District National Park:

7/2021/5417

Planning consent achieved for demolition of the existing dwelling and replacement with a pre-fabricated Baufritz dwelling within Lewes Conservation Area: SDNP/22/02707/FUL

Listed Building consent for roof and chimney repairs to Grade II Listed B&B, Glynde near Lewes: SDNP/20/00021/LIS

Listed Building consent for internal alterations to Grade II Listed house, Kingston near Lewes:

SDNP/19/06089/LIS

Listed Building consent for new roof, windows and internal alterations to Grade II Listed house, Pembrokeshire, Wales:

20/0713/LB

Success on Appeal for 2 new dwellings on garden land within Hailsham: APP/C1435/W/22/3306073

Enlargement of garden and relocation of fence, Chailey, Lewes:

LW/20/0462/FUL

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use as two flats, Brighton:

BH2020/00144

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use of building and outside amenity space as a dwelling, based on the 4 and 10 year rule, Polegate, Wealden:

WD/2021/0937/LDE

Planning consent for new dwelling within Ditchling Conservation Area: SDNP/22/00256/FUL