Had our meeting with Knott last week (I think at least six months of an architect's training must be taken up studying how to dress), for no charge, which was very generous of him given he knows that if we go down the 'head' route of trying to extract maximum revenue from the site we'll do our own plans, whereas only the 'heart' route of putting what we would want to live in on the site may involve him.
On the back of it a revised pre-application pack was delivered to the Council yesterday with plans for two 5-bed houses on the site, and no mention of a single dwelling. This was based on his advice of a) maximise the massing on the site so in negotiation the Council can fall back to a position that we would still be happy with, i.e. the two 4-beds that we're looking for and b) don't show them a second plan which they may be happier with (i.e. the single dwelling) as it may make them more likely to reject the two-dwelling option.
But we also discussed whether one planning application prejudices another (regardless of whether it should) and the conclusion was no, each would be judged on its merits. So we could put a plan in for two houses and the outcome shouldn't be affected at the official stage by the existence of a coincidental planning application for a single dwelling.
Bit of a contradiction there. Will keep you posted...
On the back of it a revised pre-application pack was delivered to the Council yesterday with plans for two 5-bed houses on the site, and no mention of a single dwelling. This was based on his advice of a) maximise the massing on the site so in negotiation the Council can fall back to a position that we would still be happy with, i.e. the two 4-beds that we're looking for and b) don't show them a second plan which they may be happier with (i.e. the single dwelling) as it may make them more likely to reject the two-dwelling option.
But we also discussed whether one planning application prejudices another (regardless of whether it should) and the conclusion was no, each would be judged on its merits. So we could put a plan in for two houses and the outcome shouldn't be affected at the official stage by the existence of a coincidental planning application for a single dwelling.
Bit of a contradiction there. Will keep you posted...
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