Dobson-Grey was instructed to undertake a comprehensive review of the planning history of multiple business premises owned and leased by the client in response to enforcement investigations by the local authority. This confirmed a complex planning position which had incrementally evolved over a number of decades. Dobson-Grey was subsequently appointed to liaise constructively with relevant enforcement officers and to submit S78 planning applications and S191 lawful development certificate applications, as necessary, to fully regularise current business activities and avoid any risk of formal enforcement action.
Four separate S191 lawful development certificate applications were subsequently prepared. These sought to demonstrate that defined parts of a larger site should be lawfully recognised as four separate planning units, each with a specific planning use that was immune from enforcement action.
A merits-based planning application submission was also prepared to authorise the change of use of a further business premises as a separate Class B8 planning unit.
All applications were approved under delegated powers with contact retained with the enforcement officer throughout.
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…