Planning Permission has been granted for 8 contemporary homes on Comber Road in Dundonald. The design process utilised virtual reality to allow the developer to visualise the proposals and the same technology will now be used in the marketing of the development, allowing potential purchasers to view the homes before they have been constructed. “In [...]
In the most recent planning statistics published by the Department of Infrastructure covering Q3 of 2016, there is has been a small drop in the number of planning enforcement notices compared with Q2, but the year on year trend continues to show a steep increase with new planning enforcement cases being up 18.8% on the [...]
We are very excited to be attending the Towards Zero Carbon Dwellings - Passive House in Northern Ireland briefing tonight at Ulster University. This is guaranteed to be a really interesting briefing on the future of building in Northern Ireland both from a technical and a political perspective. It will include talks on Passive [...]
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Although we all knew this was inevitable the announcement today, by the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell, of his intention to close the domestic and non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) schemes will still come as a shock and a big blow to the Renewable Energy sector. Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Commenting on his [...]
The Department of the Environment's 'Strategic Planning Policy Statement for Northern Ireland' - Planning for Sustainable Development (SPPS), has been published in final form following a period of extensive engagement with key planning stakeholders. This publication sets out the Department’s regional planning policies for securing the orderly and consistent development of land in Northern Ireland [...]
C60 Architects and Town Planners are working up some proposals for a client to transform a typical 1970's house by linking the living areas with the garden... This new contemporary glazed kitchen extension and internal alterations will flood the home with light and open up the ground floor to create a modern, bright home.
Time is running out for developers in Northern Ireland to register an Expression of Interest for the Invest NI Grade A Office Loan Equity Scheme. Invest Northern Ireland has recently completed a research exercise looking at the current state of the Northern Ireland commercial property market; part of that research included an extensive review of [...]
C60 Town Planning has successfully gained planning permission for an extension to Contour Global's Knockmore Hill power generation plant near Lisburn. The permission grants construction of an additional 3MW gas powered electrical generation engine to boost the capabilities of the existing facility. Driven by a need to meet funding deadlines, the C60 Town Planning team [...]
Here`s a few quick photos of a contemporary house extension that will transform an old, outdated, semi-detached house in Belfast. The stone and timber cladding are nearly finished and the white render will tie the old and new sections of the house together perfectly.