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Architecture News Southeast
Welcome to our Architecture News Southeast hub. Specifically, we share the latest architectural updates Kent and design insights that inspire our projects. As part of our commitment to excellence, we follow the latest industry standards set by RIBA to ensure every build reflects our high quality of service across the region.
70 New homes GRANTED CONSENT. Architects Urban & Rural, working with Plainview Planning Ltd, have secured the outline planning consent for a large major development on the outskirts of Halstead.
The controversial application has gained planning consent for the erection of 70 new homes on an undeveloped site. The site was put forward following the...
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Urban & Rural, working with Plainview Planning Ltd, have secured FULL PLANNING consent for the demolition of a back-land garage site and the erection of four new apartments.
The approved apartments all have large external terraces with views over the neighbouring park land, in the London Borough of Bexley. Following the...
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Urban & Rural working with TaD Planning have achieved a recommendation for planning approval for the controversial development of 48 new homes in Erith.
Architecturally the scheme has been driven by an evidenced-based and detailed contextual assessment to justify the level of development on the site. An earlier scheme by another architectural practice for just 26 homes…
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Work completes at Rolex UK's head offices in Kings Hill, Kent. Urban & Rural Ltd were appointed as Lead Consultant and Principal Designer for the internal re-ordering of the 1st floor and training suite.
Working with Kier Construction South East, work has now completed on site providing much needed alterations to the existing building to expand the...
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New one-off luxury home in Whitstable completed. The team at Urban & Rural Ltd have completed a bespoke private commission for a high-end private dwelling.
The finished project makes reference to the traditional vernacular of the fishing and harbour town of Whitstable. The luxury one-off house located on Kingsdown Park has been delivered with the main contractor PA…
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Work has started on site at the Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester.
Urban and Rural have been appointed from RIBA Stages 4 through to completion, delivering the large extension to the schools existing facilities. The project involves the refurbishment and extension to the existing…
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Full conservation area planning consent APPROVED for 9 new apartment by Urban & Rural.
The application granted will allow our client to carry out the conversion and extension of a redundant commercial building in to 9 apartments. We look forward to starting on site in the spring.
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SUCCESS at committee this month for Urban & Rural Ltd. The practice presented the case to the committee and Secured Full Planning CONSENT for a one-off new dwelling in a rural location. The councillors on the planning committee voted against the officer recommendation for refusal and we secured full planning consent for our client.
Canterbury City Council's Planning Committee held this month approved full Planning consent for a new one-off dwelling in a rural location. The scheme...
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APPROVED, Full Planning and Conservation Area Consent for the large expansion of Newton Place Surgery and Pharmacy by Architects Urban & Rural Ltd
The consented scheme will now allow the existing NHS GP practice to keep up with future demands. Like many practices within the NHS North Kent Coast CCG, Newton Place Surgery find itself under continuing pressure to…
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A scheme by Urban & Rural Ltd is on the front page.
Urban & Rural Ltd are working as a team with Newton Place Surgery, facilities representatives from the NHS and the project QS - Daniel Connal Partnership to develop a large £1.8m extension to the existing GP…
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Work on the Grade II Listed Georgian Town House completes on site.
After a complex build, coordinating a number of differed specialist contractors, work have completed on site. The project designed and detailed by Urban & Rural secured full listed and conservation area consent for…
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Urban & Rural Ltd are proud to sponsor the Kent School Of Architecture summer show.
The event is a show case of the University of Kent’s School of Architecture and celebrates the years’ work by all the students and the final degree and MA portfolio work for the graduating years.
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