Traditional Detached Dwelling Design
Budget: £20 – £250 GBP
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**Proposed Detached Dwelling – Land Adjacent to No. 8 Thanet Street, Clay Cross**
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Project Overview
I require full planning drawings for:
> Erection of one two-storey detached dwelling with associated parking and amenity space.
The proposal replaces a previously considered apartment scheme with a single traditional dwelling.
The site is flat (topo survey available).
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Site Information
* Site: Land adjacent to No. 8 Thanet Street, Clay Cross
* Corner plot (Thanet Street / Cross Street)
* Approx. 18m frontage onto Thanet Street
* Flat site – pavement level approx. 143.05m
* No front boundary wall currently
* No boundary between site and No. 8 currently
I will provide:
* OS Location Plan
* Topographical Survey
* Photos of No. 8
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Site Layout Requirements
Please draw:
* House offset toward Cross Street side
* 1.0m setback from Thanet Street
* Driveway on No. 8 side
* 3.5m driveway width at pavement
* Minimum 5.5m parking depth
* Two parking spaces side-by-side
* Tarmac driveway with brick edging
* 1.8m timber fence to side and rear
* Open frontage (no wall)
No visibility splay required.
Access from Thanet Street only.
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Architectural Style (Very Important)
The new dwelling must:
* Match No. 8 Thanet Street in scale and character
* Brick ground floor
* Rendered first floor
* True gable roof (NOT hip)
* No chimney
* Same ridge and eaves height as No. 8
* Similar window proportions and spacing
* Traditional appearance (not modern estate style)
The house should look like a natural companion to No. 8.
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Scale & Form
* Approx. 8.7m wide
* Approx. 8.5m deep
* 32° roof pitch
* Ridge approx. +7.9m from pavement
* Eaves approx. +5.6m from pavement
* FFL +150mm above pavement
Please align ridge and eaves with No. 8 in the street scene.
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Internal Layout
Efficient 3-bedroom house designed so it can be marketed as 4-bedroom later without altering external appearance.
Ground floor:
* Lounge
* Kitchen / Dining
* Hall
* WC
First floor:
* Bedroom 1 with en-suite
* Bedroom 2
* Bedroom 3
* Bedroom 4 / Study
* Bathroom
Keep footprint efficient (~105m² total).
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Drawings Required for Planning
Please provide:
* Location Plan (if needed)
* Existing Site Plan
* Proposed Site Plan (1:200)
* Proposed Ground Floor Plan (1:100)
* Proposed First Floor Plan (1:100)
* Roof Plan
* Proposed Elevations (all four)
* Section drawing
* Street Scene including No. 8
Drawings to be clean CAD linework (no rendered shading).
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Key Planning Intent
The scheme must:
* Respect character of street
* Reduce impact compared to previous apartment proposal
* Provide compliant parking
* Avoid highways complications
* Maintain strong private rear garden
* Avoid dominance over No. 8
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Important
Please do not:
* Introduce hip roof
* Add chimney
* Add front wall
* Move access to Cross Street
* Add visibility splay graphics
* Over-modernise the design
This needs to look like a modest traditional infill dwelling.
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**Proposed Detached Dwelling – Land Adjacent to No. 8 Thanet Street, Clay Cross**
---
Project Overview
I require full planning drawings for:
> Erection of one two-storey detached dwelling with associated parking and amenity space.
The proposal replaces a previously considered apartment scheme with a single traditional dwelling.
The site is flat (topo survey available).
---
Site Information
* Site: Land adjacent to No. 8 Thanet Street, Clay Cross
* Corner plot (Thanet Street / Cross Street)
* Approx. 18m frontage onto Thanet Street
* Flat site – pavement level approx. 143.05m
* No front boundary wall currently
* No boundary between site and No. 8 currently
I will provide:
* OS Location Plan
* Topographical Survey
* Photos of No. 8
---
Site Layout Requirements
Please draw:
* House offset toward Cross Street side
* 1.0m setback from Thanet Street
* Driveway on No. 8 side
* 3.5m driveway width at pavement
* Minimum 5.5m parking depth
* Two parking spaces side-by-side
* Tarmac driveway with brick edging
* 1.8m timber fence to side and rear
* Open frontage (no wall)
No visibility splay required.
Access from Thanet Street only.
---
Architectural Style (Very Important)
The new dwelling must:
* Match No. 8 Thanet Street in scale and character
* Brick ground floor
* Rendered first floor
* True gable roof (NOT hip)
* No chimney
* Same ridge and eaves height as No. 8
* Similar window proportions and spacing
* Traditional appearance (not modern estate style)
The house should look like a natural companion to No. 8.
---
Scale & Form
* Approx. 8.7m wide
* Approx. 8.5m deep
* 32° roof pitch
* Ridge approx. +7.9m from pavement
* Eaves approx. +5.6m from pavement
* FFL +150mm above pavement
Please align ridge and eaves with No. 8 in the street scene.
---
Internal Layout
Efficient 3-bedroom house designed so it can be marketed as 4-bedroom later without altering external appearance.
Ground floor:
* Lounge
* Kitchen / Dining
* Hall
* WC
First floor:
* Bedroom 1 with en-suite
* Bedroom 2
* Bedroom 3
* Bedroom 4 / Study
* Bathroom
Keep footprint efficient (~105m² total).
---
Drawings Required for Planning
Please provide:
* Location Plan (if needed)
* Existing Site Plan
* Proposed Site Plan (1:200)
* Proposed Ground Floor Plan (1:100)
* Proposed First Floor Plan (1:100)
* Roof Plan
* Proposed Elevations (all four)
* Section drawing
* Street Scene including No. 8
Drawings to be clean CAD linework (no rendered shading).
---
Key Planning Intent
The scheme must:
* Respect character of street
* Reduce impact compared to previous apartment proposal
* Provide compliant parking
* Avoid highways complications
* Maintain strong private rear garden
* Avoid dominance over No. 8
---
Important
Please do not:
* Introduce hip roof
* Add chimney
* Add front wall
* Move access to Cross Street
* Add visibility splay graphics
* Over-modernise the design
This needs to look like a modest traditional infill dwelling.
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