The Hen House
SECTOR:
Small Scale Residential
LOCATION:
Sheffield
SENSITIVITIES:
History of planning refusals;
TPOs; and
Steeply sloping topography
SERVICES DELIVERED:
Site Analysis;
Planning Appraisal; and
Planning Strategy
Designed by Paul Testa Architecture, and thus far having attracted three regional design awards, the Hen House is a forever home designed to the highest standards of sustainability. Crowley Associates was appointed to the project at inception, to produce a site appraisal, design and siting parameters, and a strategy for taking the project through the planning process.
The site presented a number of challenges, with a convoluted planning history there having been a series of unsuccessful planning applications for development. In addition; the site was steeply sloping, shared access, and amenity space with an existing dwelling and was subject to a blanket Tree Preservation Order. Planning permission was granted in 2015, the dwelling was completed in March 2018.
Photo Credit – Dug Wilders Photography.