Yesterday afternoon I went over to the architects place on my own to go over the pack that is to be sent to Mid Beds planning department. Other than a few typos, we had a few other concerns where we thought some things were maybe over emphasised, others maybe not focused on enough.
There wasn’t really a need for the meeting, it could have been done via phone, fax and email, but I just prefer to do things face to face, especially when we live so close to their place anyway. It was also a change to meet Bethany Wren, who will be working with Nic on our project. Always good to put a face to a name.
Anyway, our half our meeting went on for much more than 30 minutes, but I felt a lot of reassurance and feel I understand the tactical and political approach we should be taking to try and tick as many positive boxes as we can with the planners. For example we were concerned the flood plain was being over played, but because it’s being used as a positive thing (for example removing the old garage that’s partially within the flood plain) it is a good idea to show how that is being considered.
We agreed to focus a little more on the our wishes to build an environmentally friendly house, and they also wanted to include an example of plans for a house in Hertfordshire (just recently given planning permission), which is to be built in a conservation area. They feel this would be a positive as it shows how they can incorporate modern technology and design in a manner sympathetic to the surrounding area. Seemed a good idea for me.
This house in Herts also had a Rheinzink Solar Thermie roof, which is another interesting thing for us to investigate.
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