How did the disciplines of architecture and planning work together to deliver this project?
Our Planning team worked closely with Tide, Vision, and Redbridge Council to bring forward the redevelopment of the former Valentine Pub in Gants Hill. They were instrumental in working with the Local Planning Authority at the pre-application stage to establish the principle of student accommodation and justify the loss of a derelict former pub. The building was designed to be sympathetic to local art deco-style whilst appearing contemporary to revitalise a central part of Gants Hill. The project was one of the first large-scale schemes in Redbridge to be built using volumetric construction due to our Planning team’s ability to advocate for this approach. The team coordinated the planning application for the project seeing it through to a positive decision in February 2020.
