{"id":1672,"date":"2024-03-20T19:14:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/?page_id=1672"},"modified":"2026-01-28T23:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:59:38","slug":"flats-in-watford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/?page_id=1672","title":{"rendered":"Flats in Watford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We were appointed to assess the conversion of an existing office building into residential apartments. This form of development is made possible through <strong>Permitted Development Rights<\/strong>, a central government planning legislation that allows certain types of development and changes of use to take place <strong>without the need for full planning permission<\/strong>, provided specific criteria are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Permitted Development is intended to streamline the planning process and provide greater certainty for property owners, while limiting the matters local authorities can consider as part of the approval process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">At the initial stage, the local authority advised that additional reports, including a noise assessment and transport plan, would be required. Following a detailed review of the legislation, we confirmed that these documents were <strong>not applicable<\/strong> to this proposal under Permitted Development regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After completing a site survey and preparing a fully compliant submission, the proposal was submitted as a <strong>Permitted Development application<\/strong>. Approval was subsequently granted on the same day that the local authority withdrew its <strong>Article 4 direction<\/strong>, which would otherwise have removed Permitted Development rights for the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\" style=\"width:298px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/centure-court-660x660.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2026\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.486211901306241;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-280x188.jpg 280w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2-660x444.jpg 660w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-2.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3875338753387534;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-280x202.jpg 280w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1-660x476.jpg 660w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-280x176.jpg 280w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1-660x415.jpg 660w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Permission granted..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-1024x787.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-280x215.jpg 280w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1-660x507.jpg 660w, https:\/\/designatedesign.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-1.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were appointed to assess the conversion of an existing office building into residential apartments. 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