Scenario Walkthroughs – Page 4
Narrative case studies showing the full application pack for a specific project.
Scenario Walkthroughs articles – page 4
166 articlesWalkthrough: an HMO application in an Article 4 area
An illustrative walkthrough of a C3 to C4 conversion in a city with a citywide Article 4 direction, from confirming the direction to the conditions imposed.
Walkthrough: a farm shop and cafe diversification
An illustrative walkthrough of a grain store converted to a farm shop with a cafe extension, where visibility at the field gate and the Christmas parking peak were the two issues that nearly stopped it.
Walkthrough: a rear extension over a public sewer
A 4 metre rear extension with a 150mm public sewer running diagonally under the kitchen. This illustrative walkthrough follows the asset search, the build over agreement and the foundation redesign that followed.
Walkthrough: a nursery in a former bank branch
Moving from Class E(c) to Class E(f) is not development, so the application was about the rear yard, the fencing and the alterations. How the highway objection was answered and which conditions followed.
Walkthrough: a cafe to a micro brewery taproom
Drinking establishments left the use classes system in 2020, so there is no permitted change from a Class E cafe to a taproom. An illustrative walkthrough of the application, the objections and the conditions.
Listed barn to a dwelling: a full application walkthrough
An illustrative walkthrough of a listed threshing barn converted to one dwelling, where curtilage listing closed off Class Q and bat licensing set the programme.
Garage court infill: a four unit application walkthrough
An illustrative walkthrough of a four unit infill on a redundant garage court, where refuse vehicle access, 21 metre separation distances, boundary trees and a failed infiltration pit each reshaped the layout.
Walkthrough: a new access onto a classified road
A new vehicular access onto an A, B or C road falls outside permitted development. This illustrative walkthrough follows one application through visibility splays, a speed survey, a highway objection and the changes that cleared it.
Walkthrough: flat conversion of a large Victorian house
Subdividing a house into flats always needs permission, and the application is decided on unit sizes, sound insulation, storage and parking. An illustrative walkthrough of a four flat conversion.
Walkthrough: extending a school within its own grounds
An illustrative walkthrough of a four classroom extension inside existing school grounds, from the Class M permitted development limits to the Sport England playing field consultation that most often changes the scheme.
Walkthrough: a single self-build plot on a garden site
One house in a long back garden fails on access, amenity and trees far more often than on design. This illustrative walkthrough follows the full submission for a backland plot.
Walkthrough: nine dwellings on a village edge site
Nine units keeps a scheme minor, with an eight-week target and no affordable requirement in most authorities. This illustrative walkthrough follows the evidence base for a paddock site at the edge of a village.
Demolishing a locally listed building: an illustrative case
An illustrative application to demolish a locally listed former laundry: establishing significance without a proper list description, condition and marketing evidence, and the committee reasoning.
Farm buildings to holiday lets: a full application walkthrough
An illustrative conversion of three redundant farm buildings to four holiday units by full application, covering the route choice, bats and barn owls, drainage without mains, and the conditions imposed.
A householder appeal step by step after a refusal
An illustrative householder appeal against a refused two-storey extension, from reading the decision notice to the inspector's site visit, and what would have avoided it.
Walkthrough: solar farm on lower grade agricultural land
A greenfield solar scheme rests on the agricultural land classification survey, not the landscape work. This walkthrough follows the evidence, the pack and the conditions.
Walkthrough: drive through unit at a trunk road junction
A drive through beside a trunk road junction turns on whether queueing can reach the strategic road network. This walkthrough follows the evidence, the pack and the conditions.
Listed building repairs and internal reordering
Repairs and alterations need separating in the schedule, because a conservation officer cannot approve what they cannot distinguish. An illustrative pack for a Grade II house, item by item.
Village pub extension with an outdoor terrace
Pubs sit in sui generis, so an extension and a new terrace need permission for the operation as well as the building. This illustrative walkthrough follows the noise, odour, parking and heritage arguments.
Equestrian arena and stables in a National Landscape
Keeping horses for recreation is not agriculture, so an arena and stable block need full permission. This illustrative walkthrough covers siting on a slope, arena drainage, lighting in a dark landscape and the documents submitted.
Walkthrough: section 73 to amend an approved housing scheme
An illustrative walkthrough of a section 73 application varying approved plans on a six house permission, from the scope question to the original time limit.
Walkthrough: rural worker's dwelling on a smallholding
An illustrative walkthrough of an application for a rural worker's dwelling on a 14 hectare holding, from the labour requirement assessment to the agricultural occupancy condition.
Walkthrough: rooftop plant enclosure on an office building
An illustrative walkthrough of replacing chillers and air handling units on an office roof, from the section 55 question through BS 4142 noise assessment to the commissioning condition.
Walkthrough: replacement dwelling in the Green Belt
An illustrative walkthrough of a Green Belt replacement dwelling, from establishing the lawful baseline and the volume comparison to openness, bats and the conditions to expect.
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