32 PROJECT REPORT: SMALL DEVELOPMENTS
“OUR SCHEME RESPONDED TO THE PROXIMITY OF ADJACENT NEIGHBOURS BY
DELIVERING SINGLE STOREY DWELLINGS IN KEY LOCATIONS” PAT CONVEY, HEAD OF CONSTRUCTION, ESQUIRE DEVELOPMENTS
“excellent working relationship” with the landowner which, says Esquire head of land and planning, Andy Wilford, “helped maximise the development potential and minimise the planning risk.” The site was essentially a large rear garden, having previously been home to a swimming pool as well as being used for storage for vehicles and garden equipment. Originally acquiring an option on the site directly from the landowner in 2019, Esquire then submitted an application in October 2019, though withdrew it due to feedback on the principle of the development. They held discussions with the local planning authority and submitted a revised application in November 2020 which was unanimously approved in February 2021. “The adoption of a neighbourhood plan identified the site as being within the urban area of the village and recognised that design quality and lower density development was key,”
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explains Esquire head of construction, Pat Convey. “Our scheme for nine dwellings responded to the proximity of adjacent neighbours by delivering single storey dwellings in key locations, thus delivering a mix of dwellings that responded to the site’s characteristics in both design terms and housing needs.” Work began onsite in May 2022, with some minor site clearance required – mostly clearing rubbish and removing the old swimming pool.
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN
The final development of nine homes consisted of two three-bedroom bungalows, five three-bedroom houses, one four-bedroom house, and one five-bedroom house, all detached. They were designed to encircle a small community green, with each home also featuring its own garage, driveway with EV charging, and a private landscaped garden.
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