COWLEAZE
In 2023 we obtained planning permission for a new build five-bedroom dwelling in the Test Valley.
The site benefited from an existing Class Q approval to convert the existing modern barn into a dwelling. Working with Atlas Planning Group and Indigo Landscape we submitted a comprehensive proposal for the creation of a new build dwelling on this site which offers a significant improvement on the approved scheme.
The project completed on site in Summer 2025
[Project undertaken whilst at Studio Four Architects Ltd]
[Photography by PHP]
Design Intent
Following a pre-application submission we have developed a proposal that moves the dwelling further into the site, and further away from the country road, thus improving the massing on the streetscape. By twisting the building 90 degrees from its original position we can clearly define a south facing private garden which is less overlooked by the neighbouring properties.
Significant landscape and ecological enhancements are proposed, which includes the provision of 0.137ha of wildflower meadow planting, 37m of mixed native hedgerow and native tree planting. These measures improve the landscape setting and ecological value of the site and provides the appropriate planting to offset the nitrate associated with the proposal.
CLIENT: Private
CONTRACTOR: JWS
PLANNING CONSULTANT: Atlas Planning
INTERIOR DESIGNER: Susie Greenwood Interiors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Wedeman Consulting
DRAINAGE ENGINEER: Wedeman Consulting
TIMBER FRAME: Southern Timber Frame
ECOLOGIST: Kingfisher Ecology
ENERGY ASSESSOR: Buildpass
BUILDING CONTROL: RBC
