Our client approached us to advise on a planning submission for significant extensions to an ancillary domestic outbuilding within the grounds of their Grade II listed property.
After working closely with the clients and engaging at pre-application stage with the Council Conservation Officer, we submitted planning and listed building applications which were supported by the planning case officer. The applications were refused against recommendation at Committee and we subsequently obtained planning permission and listed building consent for the development via the planning appeal process.
Challenges:
Comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house A client required a comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house as part of their lease agreement finalisation. The property had been unoccupied for approximately two years, making a detailed assessment of its current state critical. Dobson-Grey, conducted a crucial condition survey. Our team carried out…
Defect Report – Window Installation Dobson-Grey Ltd. was instructed to provide an Expert Witness Defect Report. Our lead surveyor, an experienced Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer, led the technical investigation. Their extensive background in RICS HomeBuyer Condition Surveys, valuations, snagging, and project management of window installations in heritage properties provided the foundation for a comprehensive…
Shakespeare Marina, Stratford-upon-Avon Dobson-Grey Ltd were instructed to undertake a retrospective and prospective strategy and planning review of a leisure-based development site with a complex planning history, located in a sensitive riverside location on the edge of Stratford-upon-Avon. It was necessary for the previously approved development to evolve to meet changing economic circumstances and to…