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Architecture news, project updates and design insights from across Kent and the Southeast.
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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.
Urban and Rural Designed Retail Interiors Open to the Public in Two Town Centre Locations
Urban and Rural are pleased to have designed and overseen the compete refurbishment and re-branding or the Biggs Opticians in two key locations in Kent. Both the existing site in Deal and the new location in central…
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Full Planning granted, 3 unit scheme at Reynolds Farm Guest House
Urban & Rural have secured full planning consent for a 3-unit scheme at the Reynolds Farm Guest House. The scheme is located outside of any built environment in a virgin field in a rural location and now has full…
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Planning Granted for 9 Self-Build homes in Brooklands
Urban & Rural working with the team at Invicta Self and Custom build have secured planning for a 9-unit residential development. This approved proposal was for a self and custom-build development. The application…
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Urban & Rural have secured Full Planning approval for a new one-off luxury family home, located on the White Cliffs of Dover, in the exclusive coastal area of St Margret’s Bay with sea views over the English Channel.
The site has never been built on and is currently used as the back garden to a large Arts and Crafts house. The approval has secured a detached 5-bedroom family home with new highways access to the site. The site,…
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First-look, Full Planning has been submitted for a proposed 14 luxury residential apartments on the Bexley Road in South London.
Urban & Rural have been appointed by a repeat client to look at their controversial and complex site on the Bexley Road. Planning had previously been sought and rejected by a large, national London-based practice.…
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Urban & Rural have secured Full Planning and Conservation Area APPROVAL for a contemporary family home agreed under delegated powers
Urban & Rural have secured Full Planning and Conservation Area APPROVAL for a contemporary family home in the Oaten Hill Conservation Area in the Medieval City of Canterbury. The approved four-bedroom family home…
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Urban & Rural have secured Full Planning and Conservation Area APPROVAL for 10 luxury seafront apartments agreed under delegated powers.
Urban & Rural, working with DHA Planning, have secured the approval for the change of use and extension of a dilapidated care home into a sea front apartment scheme. The project, located in the Herne Bay seafront…
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Urban & Rural have secured Full Planning APPROVAL for the change of use of a barn to a new dwelling agreed under delegated powers.
This project is the 10 th dwelling in a recent series of approvals where Urban & Rural have secured full planning consent for the conversion and change of use of unused rural buildings in to new dwellings.
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Work starts on site for the 9 unit residential development at Plaxdale Green Farm.
Working with DHA Planning, Urban & Rural Ltd secured full planning consent for the conversion of three existing agricultural buildings into 9 new family dwellings. We look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Full Planning submitted for the conversion of a disused barn to a family home.
Urban & Rural have submitted a Full Detailed Planning application for the conversion of a disused barn to a new one-off family home. As part of this proposal, the existing block and rendered barn has been re-clad in…
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Full Planning for two barn conversions Approved
The detailed Full Planning Application for the conversion of two single-storey barns into 4 new dwellings has been approved. Urban & Rural took the existing buildings and proposed 4 luxury new homes, making best use…
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Approved at Planning The old chicken sheds at Plaxdale Green Farm
Urban & Rural, working with DHA Planning, have secured full planning consent for the conversion of a large disused chicken shed to 5 residential homes. The application was submitted on behalf of a development…
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