Project type
Wrap-around extension
Size
32 m²
Timeline
14 working days
Planning outcome
Householder approved, 8 weeks
The brief
What the client asked for.
Wrap-around rear and side-return extension. Householder planning application, not permitted development because of the side return. Approved at first submission.
Gallery
The job, in photos.
The challenge
What we were up against.
Wandsworth planning policy on side returns is strict. Original side passage was barely 900mm wide, party wall on one side was a Victorian brick boundary in poor condition, and the rear neighbour's extension was already at the boundary line.
The solution
How we drew it.
Side wall built off a new reinforced concrete strip foundation, independent of the existing party wall so the neighbour didn't need to be Party-Wall-Act'd. Rooflights over the side return to bring light into the kitchen without overlooking neighbours. Householder application drawn to Wandsworth's exact submission spec, approved in eight weeks.
They told us up front the side return would need full planning. No drama, no scope creep. Approved first try.
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