The plans have been submitted in outline format, meaning further applications will be needed for the precise appearance of the development. A single studio flat and a single three bed flat are proposed, alongside 23 one bed apartments and 30 two bed homes.

The uplift in homes for the site is quite substantial, something which is needed in the current housing crisis, and is supported contextually by the site being bordered by two mid rise blocks of eleven stories, indeed suggesting that a larger development on the plot would even be possible.

4 Storey, 9 Flat & 4 Retail Unit Scheme in South Wembley

Plans in to demolish a mixed retail and residential building on Ealing Road and replace it with a significantly larger mixed use scheme containing four retail units – one of quite a large size taking up the entire first floor – with nine flats above.

13 Flat Replacement for Croydon Butchers

Plans in to replace a butchers shop on Frith Road with a new four storey building with 11 two bed and 2 one bed flats, plus a commercial unit on the ground floor.

8 Flats in 3 Storey Building on Birkbeck Road, Sidcup

Two semi-detached houses, currently organised as four flats, are proposed for demolition to make way for eight new build flats in Sidcup. We particularly liked the copper-green roof in this project, which is also featured in the photo at the top of the post.

5 Flats Replacing House in Shortlands

Outline plans submitted to replace a house on Cumberland Road in the borough of Bromley with a new building containing five flats.

5 Intermediate-Tenure Flats in New Cross Backlands Scheme

Plans in to demolish an unused single storey backlands building on Hatcham Park Mews in New Cross Gate and replace it with a three-storey building providing five flats, all of which will be for the intermediate market – perhaps for shared ownership or intermediate rent.

9 Apartment House-Replacement in Belmont

Plans have been lodged with Sutton Council to demolish a house and build a new nine flat replacement, eight of which will be two bedrooms and the final flat will have three beds, ensuring the site still provides family-sized accomodation.

3 Additional Storeys for 6 Flats in Harrow

Plans in to add an additional three storeys to a small block in Harrow’s town centre on Headstone Road, bringing it closer in height to neighbouring properties – but only adding an additional six flats. Drawing at the top of the post is also of this scheme.

8 Flats Above & Behind a Wallington Pub

Extensions planned to a trendy Woodcote Road pub mainly to the rear, but also above, in order to provide eight flats, half of which are two bed apartments.

8 Flats in Roof Extension to Block of Flats in Earls Court

Plans have been submitted to extend the roof of a post-war block of flats on Cromwell Road to provide eight extra flats, many of them studios.

6 Additional Flats above Converted Offices in New Malden

Plans have been lodged to add an additional floor to a recently converted office to add six additional flats to the existing nineteen in the currently three-storey building.

10 Flats in HMO Conversion & Extension in Eltham

Plans have been lodged to convert a 21 room HMO into 10 flats, by way of a two storey extension, on Southwood Road in Eltham.

7 Flat Extension Scheme on a Semi Detached House in Golders Green

Plans are in for a four storey rear extension to a semi-detached house in Golders Green’s Finchley Road to convert the property from four flats into seven.

9 Flats in Waverley Road, Enfield

The photo at the top of the post shows plans for a new building on the site on garages in Enfield. 3 storeys, and not even all the parking will be going.

34 Flat Office Conversion in Lampton Road, Hounslow

Plans in for an office-to-residential conversion using permitted development for 34 flats.

8 Flat Reconfiguration on a Pont Street, Knightsbridge House

An existing 5 flat house, spread over 6 floors, will be converted into 8 flats under plans lodged with Kensington & Chelsea Council.

5 Houses near Barking Road in East Ham

A car repair facility in East Ham is chopping off its back-end in order to create space for 5 new build houses, under plans lodged with Newham Council. Recently flats in the next door were listed for only £100,000!

Roof Extension for 5 Flats in The Broadway, Cheam

Sutton Council received plans for a new second and third floor to provide five flats.

8 Flats in Great Central Avenue, Ruislip

A side extension to an existing office building for eight flats, mostly on the site of a car park.

3 Storey, 6 Flat Building in Roe Green, Kingsbury

Another garage block redevelopment, this time for six flats.

5 Flats on Tavistock Road, Croydon

Yet another car park of an existing apartment block will be going for five flats, this time in Croydon.

Extension and Refurb for 5 Flats in Red Lodge Road, West Wickham

Plans in to convert restaurant offices and prep areas, as well as adding extensions, in order to provide five flats.

17 Flat Nursing Home Conversion in Isleworth

A former care home will be converted into 17 private flats under plans lodged with Hounslow Council.

Office conversion and 2 Storey Extension for 9 Flats in The Walnuts, Orpington

These flats would be great for anyone who ever fancied living in a shopping centre. They’ll be provided across two sites close to each other in the centre of Orpington.

Extension and Flat Rejig in High Street, Barnet

Plans in to reconfigure four flats into 4 flats, plus adding an additional floor to create another four flats on Barnet’s High Street.

Backlands Office 6 Flat Conversion in Church Way, Edgware

Plans in to convert the first floor of an rather oddly located office block into 6 flats in Edgware. The access appears to be entirely along a long path.

The new flats will all be studios ranging in size from a tiny 17.5sqm to a more reasonable 31sqm across the ground and first floor of the building. The application has been submitted under the prior approval permitted development scheme, meaning the size of the flats cannot be a factor in Sutton’s decision on the application.

Shepley House is a private road that houses many office and business buildings on the edge of the River Wandle.

Existing building photo credit: Google Streetview.

Helena House is a six storey building which currently houses the job centre. While prior approval plans can not change the external alteration of buildings, separate plans are almost always submitted afterward for external alterations where the fabric of the building is in poor state, as is clearly the case here.

Photo credit: Google