Projects

Melson Arms, Luton Preparation of a supporting statement for a scheme to regenerate a site in Central Luton (within the Plaiter’s Lea Conservation Area) with 18 flats. Against the background of many listed buildings and the historical context of the ‘hatting industry’ (19th/ 20th centuries) the proposals were found to provide an enhancement to the

The Station House: Heritage and design at Acton Central The Station House is the former station building of Acton Central railway station. It is within the Acton Town Centre Conservation Area. This area is characterised as a thriving Late-Victorian commercial centre whose success was celebrated by the quality of the public buildings, especially the group

72-80 Leather Lane 72-80 Leather Lane is within the Hatton Garden Conservation Area, a place that represents a significant example of planning in the old City of London. The area was established in the 13th century by the Ely estate and continually expanded through to the mid-19th century, leaving a legacy of jewellery shops, warehouses,

Madani Girls School, Poplar, London A Heritage Statement was prepared to form part of the planning application for the development of an annex to the rear of the late 19th century school in Tower Hamlets. Described by Pevsner as a “unique, outstanding design” the building features two semi-circular staircase towers with a copper dome. The

Trent Park, Enfield Trent Park is the site of a late eighteenth-century landscape park, lakes and woodland, once within the medieval hunting forest of Enfield Chase, and developed throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with gardens and pleasure grounds on the sides of Trent Park House (the Mansion House). The four key periods of

Bolton Market Hall A Heritage Statement was prepared to support proposed design changes to the listed Victorian market building, including the conversion of the basement vaults into retail or restaurant spaces. This historic site includes the 1851 “Market Hall,” which is still an active and vibrant market today, and the 1980s “Market Place” shopping centre

The Boathouse, Teddington A Heritage statement was needed to support the planning application for conversion of ground floor and extension to the riverside elevation of the listed property, located in the Teddington Lock Conservation Area. In seeking to improve the working conditions for the existing office tenants, the viability of the proposal hinged on measures

Albany apartments The Albany Apartments, located near the Royal Academy in London, are a historic example of unique domestic design. It is a three-storey mansion, seven bays wide, with a pair of service wings flanking a front courtyard. Originally built between 1771-1776 by Sir William Chambers as Melbourne House for the 1st Viscount Melbourne, the

The Granary and Bakery (Royal Clarence Yard) Portsmouth A statement was produced to support an application for Listed Building Consent to reintroduce timber struts into the roof structure of one flat. Whilst much of The Granary and Bakery (built 1827 – 32) was converted to apartments in the mid-2000’s, they still stand as good survivals

Swan and Sugarloaf Public House, Croydon A Heritage statement was prepared to support the planning application and drawings to convert the upper stories of the ‘hotel’ into 5 contemporary flats. The Swan is a locally listed building in the South End Local Area of Special Character. Built in the Revival style it is a good