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PMA awarded LABC Building Excellence Award for Northway Court
We are delighted to announce that our project at Northway Court has won the award for “Best Non-Residential Extension, Alteration or Conversion” for the South West Region at the LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Building Excellence Awards 2025. This superb tourism development for The Holiday Property Bond (HPB) sits on above the North Devon coast,…
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Reshaping the High Street: Class MA and new possibilities for conversion of commercial to residential through permitted development
The high street, once a hub of community, commerce, and enterprise opportunity, is experiencing a rate of decline that threatens to compromise the very character of UK town centres. Changing consumer habits, the dominance of online retail, high operating costs and the final hammer blow of the pandemic have left once-vibrant town centres struggling with…
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10 Top Tips to Make The Most of Class Q!
Ever wondered how to get the best from a barn conversion project? Whether a forever home, holiday home or development project, we have a huge amount of experience with converting agricultural buildings, since the Class Q Permitted Development rights came into being in 2013. Here are our “top tips” to get the most from your…
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A New Home in the Country – Replacement Rural Dwelling Success
A Sensitive Approach to Rural Living Abscott Farm is set within a beautiful yet sensitive rural landscape, characterised by rolling hills, open farmland, and scattered farmsteads. The original dwelling on the site was a modest, timeworn structure with limited energy efficiency and outdated living standards. Not only that but the design and external materials were…
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PMA Spring 2025 Newsletter
We are delighted to share our Spring 2025 newsletter with you. This has updates from the world of architecture, planning and us at PMA. We hope you enjoy reading.
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Class Q – New Rules or Old?
Rural landowners and developers currently have an opportunity to secure change of use of agricultural buildings to different uses, the most popular being residential dwellings, under two options via the Class Q permitted development route. Until 20th May 2025, it is still possible to utilise the previous criteria, the key points being that the up…
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A Contemporary Agricultural Tied Dwelling
For many farmers, ensuring the sustainability of their business means the next generation taking over. For that to happen, new homes are often required on or near the farm. But unlike the rash of tied bungalows that sprang up in the 80’s and 90’s, today’s young farmers are more informed and more interested in creating…
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Planning permission for energy efficient homes in Gosport Hants
Peregrine Mears Architects PMA have successfully obtained planning consent for and interesting scheme for two highly energy efficient homes in Hampshire. Ciaran Linane, PMA Project Architect highlighted that sustainability is the main driving force of the proposal. Our client will build two new dwellings in Gosport, Hampshire. he brief was to produce two affordable, highly…
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SIP panels & oak frame use in contemporary construction
Photographs credit: Wedgewood Buildings This month the PMA architects’ design team were invited to Wedgewood Buildings, for an insight into this local company’s SIPs (Structural insulated panels), oak frames and their high-performance building system used in the construction of both residential and commercial buildings. The panels are insulating foam core compressed between two structural facings,…
