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Project Case Studies
Approved PLANEST projects explained: the brief, the planning route and the design decisions behind each consent.
RRH Benbecula: Lessons in Remote Site Coordination
Burak Tosun reflects on RRH Benbecula in 2024: wet-ground constraints, specialist surveys, remote-site logistics and technical construction consultancy.
Burak Tosun
5 days ago3 min read
From Chapel to Home: Converting Seamen's Bethel in a Workington Conservation Area
A former seamen's chapel on Falcon Street, Workington, approved for conversion to a single family home (FUL/2026/0033) – with a new first floor set inside the existing roof and the building's character kept intact.
Sunaz Guler
Sep 282 min read
Shop Below, Homes Above: Converting Upper Floors in Sunderland City Centre
20A Derwent Street kept its commercial ground floor and turned under-used upper storeys into self-contained flats (24/00878/FUL). The trick: treating the kitchen extract flue as part of the building, not an afterthought.
Sunaz Guler
Sep 262 min read
A 5-Metre Rear Extension in Fenham, Approved: Designing Around the Neighbours
How a single-storey rear extension and porch on Royal Crescent, Fenham got through planning (2024/1573/01/HOU) – chamfered corners, a hipped roof and a kitchen-dining space that finally opens to the garden.
Sunaz Guler
Sep 262 min read
Six-Bed HMO in Hartlepool: How We Secured a Lawful Development Certificate
A three-storey terrace at 9 Kilwick Street turned into a six-bedroom HMO with en-suites – confirmed lawful under H/2026/0003. Here's how the layout, the application and the Building Control package came together.
Sunaz Guler
Sep 262 min read
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