Woodmancote

Paragraph 84 house within the South Downs AONB.
Location: Woodmancote, Emsworth
Status: Planning
Use: Residential
Client: Private
The site of Woodmancote had already been promoted for a single dwelling that might meet the requirements of paragraph 84 (formerly paragraph 79). However, the earlier designs by others had failed to comply with the conditions outlined in NPPF and the test that the design should be truly outstanding and of exceptional quality.

The National Planning Policy framework allows for exceptional circumstance for new homes in rural settings. Alongside other criteria, our involvement here was to evolve an exceptional design which might be judged to be:

“Design of exceptional quality, in that it:

  • is truly outstanding, reflecting the highest standards in architecture, and would help to raise standards of design more generally in rural areas; and
  • would significantly enhance its immediate setting and be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area.”

NPPF December 2023

With an acceptance that the site could meet all other tests, SWA were commissioned to analyse the site and produce new designs that might meet the demanding tests.

This required that we produce designs and evolve a new proposal which might be truly outstanding, reflecting the highest standards in architecture.

 After extensive detailed design, a full submission was made to LPA, and at consultation it was judged by the LPA’s own design officer as being an exceptional design solution, which satisfied all tests.

To reinforce this opinion, the LPA asked for the same designs to go to RIBA design panel. After extensive consultation and presentation, the designs were supported by the design panel and confirmed to be exceptional and outstanding.

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