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Planning permission has been granted for a dramatic contemporary house set within the Wandsworth Common Conservation Area.

Following a protracted planning history, a forward thinking client charged new architects, Re-Format with achieving planning permission for a large family house in the sensitive conservation area of Wandsworth Common and Re-Format could not resist the challenge.

Wandsworth Planners granted permission for the low energy 400 sq m 6 bedroomed home noting that the contemporary approach “results in a modern building which sits comfortably within the site and minimises the impact on the surroundings”.

Owner Gerald Divall commented “After numerous false starts it was a relief to meet the team at Re-Format. Their collaborative approach and willingness to listen was in stark contrast to our previous experience. They skilfully navigated their way through numerous planning issues to produce this stunning modern design, which has surpassed all our expectations”.

Re-Format has achieved detailed planning consent for the substantial remodelling of the Millmead Centre, home of Guildford Baptist Church. Planning consent within the Guildford Conservation Area was granted in late December 2011.

Re-Format has won planning consent on appeal for a bespoke development of 9 four storey town houses at Bourne Mill Farnham. The inspector described the design as “ingeniously designed to fit into a seemingly very constrained site.”

Sensitive housing design on rear gardens gains planning consent.

Despite the popular view that so called ‘garden grabbing’ has been outlawed Re-Format has achieved planning consent in Winchester for four new dwellings as a replacement of one. The scheme was acknowledged by the planners as being very well conceived and demonstrates that good design in response to planning policies is the key to achieving development permission.

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Re-Format has gained a detailed planning approval for a dramatic contemporary commercial scheme in one of Nottingham’s most historic and attractive areas. The mixed use scheme creates two attractive ‘urban courtyards’ and a major new pedestrian route in the heart of the renowned ‘Lace Market’ conservation area.

The project provides a total of approximately 10,000 square metres of commercial space in both new state of the art ‘Grade A’ office accommodation and within converted listed buildings. The scheme also benefits from 78 car parking spaces located in two basement levels.

The building is anticipated to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating and to attain a 17% reduction in carbon emissions through connection to the district heating system.

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Re-Format’s Langley Green Centre has been chosen for the best new building award at the West Sussex County Council Design and Sustainability Awards. The project combines a new community centre, children’s centre and new entrance and administration for the Langley Green Primary School.

West Sussex County Council has run an award scheme every 2 years, promoting and celebrating the construction and restoration of buildings and open spaces throughout the county since 1978. Previous winners have included Heatherwick Studio, Walters and Cohen and Penoyre and Prasad

The judges commented “An extremely well designed bold addition to an existing neighbourhood that contained valuable new facilities for the community. This is a modern design that creates a real sense of place.”

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Re-Format’s design for a ground breaking Community Fire Station in Weymouth has opened to widespread acclaim. Constructed by Morgan Sindall for Dorset Fire and Rescue, the unique transparency of the building puts on show the fire fighting machinery as well as inviting the public in to promote full community engagement with the fire safety and prevention service. The building includes a real fire education centre called ‘Firewise’, also designed by Re-Format.

The new building for the charity Step by Step has opened in the centre of Aldershot. The £3.8 m four-storey building includes living accommodation for 30 young people and also houses a training room, IT suite, support services, interview rooms and staff offices. The multi-faceted requirements of this unique project were meticulously designed into the new ‘eye-catching’ building to maximise the available space whilst creating inviting and generous internal spaces.
“I really like being in the new building,” says Jordon Jones one of the first new residents, “I like having my own personal space but also enjoy being part of what feels like a close knit family.”

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Canford School has just been given planning consent for a major external and internal remodelling and new build to provide a central teaching facility comprising chemistry physics, maths, economics and classics together with a new IT suite. Working drawings have commenced with a start on site planned for early 2012.

Step by Step, Aldershot – Young Persons Hostel and Training Centre is currently in construction.

This short-stay residential accommodation for young people comprises 18 en-suite bedrooms and four no. four-bedroom flats for Sentinel Housing Association. It includes communal facilities, community teaching and counselling facilities and administration space.

The building uses a central combined heat and power unit which was selected for its low running cost, centralised system and appropriateness for the scheme.

This was a complex multi client and user project for Sentinel Housing Association and Step by Step, a local charity that ran their operation from a series of inadequate premises in Aldershot. The project gained backing from multiple funding bodies including the Homes & Communities Agency, Dept for Communities & Local Government (a 'Places of Change’ grant) and seven local authorities (Hampshire CC, Rushmoor BC, Hart DC, Waverley DC, East Hampshire DC, Surrey Heath DC, Basingstoke & Deane DC).

Re-Format’s Langley Green Centre was officially opened last week.

The project is a simple and innovative new building jointly funded by WSCC and CBC as part of the Langley Green Regeneration Project.

The scheme will be the first of its kind in West Sussex comprising of a new SureStart Children’s Centre, new school entrance and admin facilities for Langley Green Primary School and a new community centre . This will replace the existing undersized community centre which will become a youth centre.

The design has been conceived as a simple and elegant framed pavilion which is punctuated by a glass clad double height hall. The centre creates a strong linear form using precise in-situ exposed concrete columns and soffit frame which is in filled with tonal colours of Trespa panels.

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Mid-Sussex Special School, a £15 million development designed by Re-Format has just received planning consent.

The proposed two-storey school will provide 130 places for 2-14 year olds and a nursery on the campus shared by London Meed Primary School and Oakmeeds Community College.

The plans were approved unanimously by the West Sussex Planning Committee on Tuesday, November 30.

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An exciting remodelling and extension of St Polycarp’s RC Primary School in Farnham has just commenced on site. The new entrance forum, administration wing and four new classrooms are due to be completed by the end of summer 2011.

Re-Format Your House was launched in November and featured in Grand Designs magazine. This is an extension of our design service aimed at bringing bespoke housing to a broader market, infused with sustainability.

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Re-Format has submitted for planning & listed building consent this contemporary new office complex on the historic cliff edge of the Lace Market conservation area in Nottingham.

The scheme provides 75,000 square feet of office accommodation in both new and renovated buildings with 80 covered car parking spaces.

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