Commercial
Middleton Panels
A commercial client bought a site only to find its planning consent had expired and the land lay in a designated flood area — we helped protect its development potential.
Having leased premises for around two decades, our commercial client bought a site to establish a permanent base for their business. After the purchase they discovered that the previous residential planning consent, from 2010, had expired, and that the site lay within a flood area, which removed much of its development value. The site also sat close to Llanthony Secunda, a Grade I listed property, and the Gloucestershire Highway Authority required land along the full width of the site for the widening of the north-west bypass, reducing the site width by at least three metres.
The Environment Agency and the local planning authority required evidence that the site was the only viable option within Gloucester City Council's boundary. Working from a reduced search area, and negotiating directly with the Highway Authority, we revised the brief so that the scheme retained the site's potential.
"Our client now has a piece of land that is worth far more than when they first approached us."
The Environment Agency and the local planning authority required evidence that the site was the only viable option within Gloucester City Council's boundary. Working from a reduced search area, and negotiating directly with the Highway Authority, we revised the brief so that the scheme retained the site's potential.
"Our client now has a piece of land that is worth far more than when they first approached us."
