Seckar House

CLIENT:

Private Client

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LOCATION:

Wakefield

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SERVICES DELIVERED:

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Site analysis;

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Pre-application;

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Planning application; and

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Mediation

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SENSITIVITIES:

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Within the Green Belt;

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Conservation area; and

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Landscape character

Seckar House is an original small Arts and Crafts cottage which has been unsympathetically extended over the years. The family moved into the property in 2014 with a view of creating home that can accommodate the family’s current and future needs and best met planning policy objectives.

The main issues this site faces:

• They are situated in Green Belt

• It is part of a conservation area

• There are matters surrounding the character of the landscape

After detailed feasibility studies the conclusion was to demolish the current buildings to create a more sustainably, modern home that was multi-generational and with architectural merit that would blend with the sensitive SSI woodland setting.

Crowley Associates carried out a baseline analysis of the site, worked with the architects (CE + CA) to create a design and access statement, before arranging a round of pre-application engagement before preparing a pre-application to submit.

Following the success of the pre application, a full planning application has now been submitted.