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Spacious and stylish apartments give a Victorian house a new lease of life

Location

Wimbledon SW19

Local Authority

Merton Council

Plot Type

Conservation area

Project Type

Flat conversion

Accomplishment

Conversion into three flats

Services by Urbanist Architecture

Project architect, planning consultant

Challenge

Converting a house into three self-contained flats to maximise the property's financial potential. Our client wanted rear and roof extensions to increase footage and value, ultimately planning to rent each flat for £1,500 pcm, totalling £4,500 per month and £54,000 per year. Not bad. But to secure planning permission and meet local authority standards, we would need an exceptional design and a thoughtful approach to planning.

Approach

We developed an innovative planning strategy for converting the house into three flats, ensuring compliance with minimum space standards and residential conversion principles. The design minimised the impact on the area's character and neighbours while promoting mixed communities and avoiding an over-concentration of flats.

Solution

In the end, we won planning permission for the triple flat conversion and for the rear and roof extensions. Importantly, we made sure each new flat was spacious and would appeal to prospective tenants or buyers, putting our client in the best position to generate the highest ROI.

Before & After

Architectural plans of the existing ground floor of a south-west London property including a parking space, a living room, formal dining room, large spacious kitchen and reading nook.
Location

Wimbledon SW19

Local Authority

Merton Council

Plot Type

Conservation area

Project Type

Flat conversion

Accomplishment

Conversion into three flats

Services by Urbanist Architecture

Project architect, planning consultant

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