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Margaret Stancomb, Trowbridge

Client
Selwood Housing Group
Location
Trowbridge
Project Leaders
Richard Stone Richard Fellows
Size
21 units

Challenge

Quattro Design Architects were appointed by E G Carter & Co Ltd, and Selwood Housing Group, to design a scheme for residential development on the site of the former Margaret Stancomb Infant & Nursery School located to the north of Trowbridge town centre.

The site lies partly within Trowbridge Town Conservation Area and included the large stone-built school room of the former, now redundant, Margaret Stancomb Infant and Nursery School. This building, although not listed, was however recognised as a non-designated Heritage Asset and the site also had listed buildings within close proximity and was also surrounded by typical two-storey residential property, both period and modern. Other notable site features included substantial tree planting and an established access road.

The existing Margaret Stancomb Infant School building which has been retained and converted into 3 town houses as part of the approvals achieved, set much of the frame work from which the remaining site development and layout progressed. A stone built building with smooth faces quoins, window surrounds and parapet, with coursed rough infill stonework, prominent gable and full height dormer features, afforded the building with an attractive level of interest and detail, as well as a prominent presence within the street scape and immediate locality. This needed to be maintained and complemented through the proposals.

Sector
Housing
Affordable Housing
Listed Buildings & Conservation
Heritage
Services
Architecture
Feasibility Studies
Planning Consultancy
Community Consultation
Partners
Blackbox Planning
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Infrastruct CS Ltd
Goodhind Engineering Consultants

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Solution

Prior to Quattro’s engagement, the former site owners Wiltshire Council, had received pre-application advice, however, with mixed results. Over the course of the next few months, further scheme development and pre-application was undertaken, including extensive consultation with the Local Planning Authority and urban design officers.

The resulting layout took on board many of the points raised through discussion, specifically with regards to the creation of a ‘sense of place’, pedestrian dominated public realm, protection of existing resident amenity and appropriate scale of development. The ensuing design was submitted by the client group with confidence that it would succeed at full planning application stage.

The visual appearance of the proposals were simple in form and design with an emphasis on the importance of the existing school building and that this should be retained as the dominant feature in the immediate locality.

Planning approval was achieved June 2019 and the scheme is currently nearing completion for late 2020.

We have always found the Quattro team to be efficient, professional and proactive in all the projects where we have worked together.

Divisional Director
E G Carter & Co Ltd, Gloucester

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Clients and Partners

Accord Housing Association
Aqua Construction
Ark Housing Consultancy
Advance
Alliance Homes
Beard and Tandy Developments
Blackbox Planning
Bristol Property Partnership
Bromford Group
Central Housing Investment Consortium
Cheltenham Borough Homes
Churchill Retirement Living
Cirencester Housing
CJ Bayliss
Connexus Housing
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Elim
G P Thomas and Sons Ltd
Gloucester City Homes
Gloucestershire County Council
Greensquare Group
Homes in Sedgemoor
J Harper & Sons Ltd
Ken Biggs Contractors
Land Promotions Ltd
LHC
Live West Homes Ltd
Kier Living Ltd
Lovell Partnership Ltd
Markey Construction
M F Freeman
McIntosh DBR
Mcloughin Planning
Monmouthshire Housing Association
Piper Homes
Platform Housing Ltd
Redcliffe Homes
Redrow Homes
Rooftop Housing Group Ltd
Rydon Construction
SAHA Development Company
Sanctuary Group
Selwood Housing
Solon South West Housing Association
Sovereign
Speller Metcalfe Ltd
Stonewater Procurement
Stroud District Council
The Salvation Army
Two Rivers Housing
United living
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd
West Mercia Housing Group
Willmott Dixon Construction
Yarlington Housing Group
The Guinness Partnership
SWPA framework
Bristol City Council
Wyedean Housing Association
S F Planning
Wiltshire Council
Lane Britton Jenkins
Melt Homes
J Harper & Sons
Eastington CLT
Boo Homes
Dowdeswell Estates
Swindon Borough Council

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