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We are an Essex-based, architecture, urban design and town planning consultancy that adopts an integrated approach to development.

A D P - Architecture. Design. Planning.

Horkesley Hamlet - a case study in the Essex Design Guide for its understanding of historic development forms and Essex vernacular within a rural development context. Read about it here.

Latest News.

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Heritage Development Approved in Uttlesford, Essex

Heritage Development Approved in Uttlesford, Essex

Planning Approved for a Mixed-Use Medical and Residential Development

Planning Approved for a Mixed-Use Medical and Residential Development

Technical Details Consent Granted for a Single Infill Dwelling

Technical Details Consent Granted for a Single Infill Dwelling

Planning Appeal Win for an Extension in Broadstairs, Kent

Planning Appeal Win for an Extension in Broadstairs, Kent

Planning Granted for an Extension in Rural Braintree

Planning Granted for an Extension in Rural Braintree

Class MA Retail to Residential Change of Use in Chelmsford

Class MA Retail to Residential Change of Use in Chelmsford

Conversion of a Barn to a Residential Annexe in Tendring, Essex

Conversion of a Barn to a Residential Annexe in Tendring, Essex

Planning Permission to Repurpose a Former Shop to a Medical Facility

Planning Permission to Repurpose a Former Shop to a Medical Facility

Planning Permission for a Leisure Building in Kent

Planning Permission for a Leisure Building in Kent

Planning Permission Granted for Ground-Mounted Solar Panels

Planning Permission Granted for Ground-Mounted Solar Panels

Lawful Development Certificate to Establish 10 Years Industrial Use Approved

Lawful Development Certificate to Establish 10 Years Industrial Use Approved

Tree House Granted Planning Permission

Tree House Granted Planning Permission

Planning Appeal Win for a Dwelling in the Green Belt

Planning Appeal Win for a Dwelling in the Green Belt

Extension to a Listed Building approved by Babergh District Council

Extension to a Listed Building approved by Babergh District Council

Planning permission secured for the redevelopment of a site adjacent to an AONB and listed building

Planning permission secured for the redevelopment of a site adjacent to an AONB and listed building

Brownfield Redevelopment Granted Planning Permission in the Green Belt

Brownfield Redevelopment Granted Planning Permission in the Green Belt

Extending Homes in Basildon’s Green Belt

Extending Homes in Basildon’s Green Belt

Planning Approved in Rural Essex for 30 Dwellings

Planning Approved in Rural Essex for 30 Dwellings

Rural Exception Scheme Granted Planning Permission in Essex

Rural Exception Scheme Granted Planning Permission in Essex

Extension and Modifications to a Family Home Approved in Chelmsford

Extension and Modifications to a Family Home Approved in Chelmsford

Colchester Call for Sites 2023 - Consultation

Colchester Call for Sites 2023 - Consultation

Securing Planning Permission for a Childminding and Childcare Use from a Residential Home

Securing Planning Permission for a Childminding and Childcare Use from a Residential Home

Planning Approved for a Barn Extension and Alterations in Colchester

Planning Approved for a Barn Extension and Alterations in Colchester

Planning Application Approved for a Coach House in Chelmsford Town Centre

Planning Application Approved for a Coach House in Chelmsford Town Centre

Class Q Barn Conversion Approved in Chelmsford, Essex

Class Q Barn Conversion Approved in Chelmsford, Essex

Planning Appeal Win for Two Houses on Garden Land in Thanet

Planning Appeal Win for Two Houses on Garden Land in Thanet

Replacement Dwelling Granted in Basildon’s Green Belt

Replacement Dwelling Granted in Basildon’s Green Belt

Permission in Principle Approved for a single dwelling in Great Tey, Essex

Permission in Principle Approved for a single dwelling in Great Tey, Essex

Change of Use of Barn to Create a New Dwelling

Change of Use of Barn to Create a New Dwelling

Planning Appeal for an Infill Dwelling in the Green belt Near Billericay, Essex

Planning Appeal for an Infill Dwelling in the Green belt Near Billericay, Essex

Town Planning Blog.

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Understanding the 4-Year Rule in Town Planning in 2024

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Do you need planning permission for equestrian development?

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How to Secure Planning Permission for Housing in the Green Belt in 2024

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Class MA – Use Class E (offices, shops, gyms, cafes, restaurants etc) to Residential Dwellings (2024)

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What is the 10 year rule in planning?

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Securing Planning Permission for a Barn Conversion (2024)

Can you Build on Infill Land? (2024)

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Class G: Commercial Use to Residential Mixed-Use

What is a replacement dwelling?

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What is a Planning Appeal? How to Overcome a Planning Refusal in 2024

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Planning Appraisals: Assess Your Development Project in 2024

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What is a Class Q Barn Conversion in Planning? (2024)

How to Get Planning Permission for a Self-Build Project (2024)

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Obtaining Planning Permission for a Glamping Site (2024)

Is your land suitable for site allocation? (2024)

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Expert Planning Objection Letter Services: Your Key to Success

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What counts as commencement of development?

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What is Operational Development in Planning?

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Planning Consultants and Architectural Services in Basildon and Billericay

Development Outside of a Settlement Boundary

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Your Essential Guide to ‘Permission in Principle’

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Permitted Development – Adding Additional Storeys to a House

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Planning Consultants and Architectural Services in Tendring District

Planning for the Future: White Paper - Our Summary of the Key Changes

Pub Change of Use and Diversification

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Change of Use: A Dual-Use Planning Permission

Planning Consultants and Architectural Services in Braintree, Essex

What Next for the North Essex Garden Communities?

Golf Course Redevelopment and Diversification: Securing Planning Permission

PPG Update: Effective Use of Land

Our Recent Work.

We are delighted to have secured planning permission for a large outbuilding and residential annexe in the grounds of a listed building in Uttlesford, Essex.

The Listed cottage currently comprises a well-preserved late-16th or early-17th-century tim

We are pleased to see the completion of a new road at Chesterwell, Colchester and further housing completions.

Over the last several years we have been working with @merseahomes on the planning and design of this exciting new new community.

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We recently designed and secured planning permission for the transformation of a 1970s shopfront along Chelmsford's historic Moulsham Street.

The proposed scheme included the introduction of a traditional shopfront that is more in keeping with this

We are pleased to announce that planning permission has been approved for our two single-storey dwellings in the Green Belt outside Basildon, Essex.

The homes feature sleek black weatherboarding, adding a touch of modern elegance to the design.

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Exciting news! Colchester City Council has recently approved planning for 30 dwellings in rural Essex.

Our strong design, integrating with the village, includes open spaces, pedestrian links, and affordable housing.

Contact us at mail@adpltd.co.u

Exciting News! Working with @wincerkievenaar we've secured planning permission for a 9-dwelling development in rural Essex on land outside of a settlement boundary. This development comprised 6 no affordable homes and 3 no. market homes.

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We are delighted that ADP, together with @merseahomes, have been shortlisted for three categories in the 2023 Essex Housing Awards, with these being:

- Small Housing Schemes (1 – 24 homes) – Horkesley Hamlet
- Large Housing Schemes (10

We are pleased to have secured planning permission for the conversion of redundant barn and silo in rural Essex to create new self-build dwelling. We worked alongside @hudsonarchitects on this project who prepared the architectural design.

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Horkesley Hamlet has made it to the shortlist for the prestigious RTPI East of England Awards. We're overjoyed to be nominated in the category of Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes of 50 or less) – East of England.

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We are delighted to have secured planning permission for an extension and alterations to a barn in Colchester, Essex. The barn had a previous approval for a residential conversion, but the latest proposals sought an extension to the barn, the install

We recently secured planning permission for a new residential coach house to the rear Moulsham Street in Chelmsford.

The application site lies within the Moulsham Street Conservation Area. It is also within the setting of a group of listed building

We are delighted to have won a planning appeal for the erection of two dwellings in the garden of a site in Ramsgate within Thanet District, Kent.

The Council had incorrectly claimed the proposed development impact the character and appearance of th