XL planning were employed to cover an existing silage clamp with a new building for the client. This was to help reduce grey water run off from the baled silage and reduce plastic as the bales would not need to be covered to be stored. The location against the main road meant that the building had to be well designed due to its fairly prominent position.                     

XL planning were employed to submit a reserved matters application on the design and layout of a small housing development of five dwellings. Using a contemporary design which was modern yet practical for all types of families and age ranges, this was achieved.                              

XL Planning were successful in getting planning permission for a new self-build detached dwelling in the village of Wembworthy. Mid Devon District Council accepted that there was justification for a dwelling outside of a settlement and that the site was in a sustainable location. The self-build policy in the emerging Mid Devon Local Plan proved very useful and allowed our client to get permission for a dwelling in a location where a dwelling would not normally be accepted. The dwelling is subject to a S106 agreement to control its resale.       

The client wanted to extend their property for their growing family. The brief was to create a two storey rear extension which was modern, light and achieved the internal space needed.                

The client was seeking to extend his barn converted dwelling alongside erecting a new garage block to provide a more spacious ground floor living arrangement and storage space.  Two householder planning applications obtained approval, with both the extension and garage block designed to retain the attractive character of the barn conversion in the countryside setting whilst allowing the clients to achieve the internal space required.               

Planning permission and Listed Building Consent were obtained for the client who was seeking to replace the windows and doors of a Grade II listed cottage and erect a single storey extension.  Both elements of the proposal were sympathetically designed to conserve the historic character of the dwelling whilst ensuring a functional outcome was achieved through securing double glazed replacements and allowing the rear extension to maximise the amount of usable internal space on the ground floor.                 

Utilising its expertise of the permitted development legislation (Class R) a beautiful guest house was achieved which compliments the rural location.             

XL Planning were instructed to design and submit a scheme for three dwellings utilising the Class Q fallback position. The client’s vision was for the creation of large, modern, detached dwellings, that appeared barn like in their character. Planning permission was secured, without the existing buildings having Class Q permission and the design rationale was supported by the Local Authority and was considered to compliment the rural surroundings.                                          

The client wanted to maximise the potential of the buildings on site which had previously been granted planning permission for conversion to three dwellings. Through the use of a combination of permitted development and planning permission, XL planning increased the number of dwellings to five.                   

XL Planning successfully secured planning permission for a second dwelling to support a well-established horse racing enterprise.         

XL Planning was able to secure retrospective planning permission for a large scale equine breeding enterprise, along with a new office and training facility on site, to support the agricultural and equestrian businesses.                 

XL Planning were instructed to design three bespoke holiday lodges, each individually designed to reflect their unique position around the edge of fishing lakes to provide a modern and attractive holiday accommodation option for visitors.  The approved scheme allowed the client to expand their accommodation offering whilst overcoming the challenge of the site being located within a flood risk zone.                                

Initially employed to undertake the planning side of a large scale expansion to a successful garden centre, XL planning were then asked to also undertake a redesign of the buildings and site layout including a new entrance from the main highway. The result was a proposal that compliments the existing buildings but will stand alone as an exemplary design.                            

The clients required a change of use of a building which was in previous use as a residential nursing home (Use Class 2).  Full planning permission was obtained for a change of use of the building to a mixed use bed and breakfast hotel (Use Class C1) and supported YMCA accommodation (Sui Generis Use), with these uses compatible and maximising the potential of the building layout to provide accommodation and employment/training opportunities for young adults supported by the charity.              

AMP were contracted to replace existing biomass boiler systems on several sites across the country. They employed XL planning to submit the necessary applications. Each application required different planning elements including Flood Risk assessments, Noise assessments and historic assessments, however, using the expertise and guidance of John Clarke, all 8 of the applications including Honicombe were successful.