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Designing for Daylight & Sunlight
We explain why designing for daylight matters, how we work, and what we’ve learned from a range of London projects…
June 9, 2025
Successful Amendments to Hotel Planning Application
We are pleased to announce that key amendments to our planning application for the hotel development at 384-398 Commercial Road, E1 0LR, have received approval. This milestone marks significant progress for Mark…
February 21, 2025
Sustainable Homes in Westminster’s Dorset Square Conservation Area
Mark Fairhurst Architects have received approval for three new family sustainable homes in the Dorset Square Conservation Area. The Westminster sub-planning committee unanimously approved the design after consultations with local residents, groups,…
January 30, 2025
Whole Life Carbon: Understanding Assessments in Planning
Why Whole Life Carbon Matters in Planning We have witnessed a significant shift in the construction industry towards more sustainable practices. Among these practices, Whole Life-Cycle Carbon Assessments (WLCA) have emerged as…
June 19, 2024
The Old Printworks, Nettlefold Place
We have designed the change of use and alterations to an office building into a two-bedroomed maisonette and ground floor one-bedroom flat both with private terraces, in West Norwood, London, SE27. A…
January 20, 2023
New Boutique Hotel Proposed for Tower Hamlets
Mark Fairhurst Architects has developed a design for a new, 101 room boutique hotel in Tower Hamlets for Ziser London. The site, on Commercial Road between the Isle of Dogs and…
January 19, 2022
Mews Development for Slough
Located in the heart of Slough, Mark Fairhurst Architects has recently designed a residential development set between existing residential and commercial properties on a former car park back-land site. The flats are…
May 20, 2020
Planning Consent for two new Domestic Extensions in Lambeth
Mark Fairhurst Architects has recently gained planning permission for two domestic projects in West Norwood in the London Borough of Lambeth. A project at Knolly’s Road is an extension to an Edwardian…
January 24, 2019
Permitted Development 10 Years On
This year; 2018, marks 10 years since the end of the Financial Crisis. During this time of recession, an important change was made to planning legislation for buildings. This was the extension…
October 19, 2018
New Build Residential Scheme Receives Planning Consent
We have recently received planning consent for a new build residential scheme consisting of two 1-bed duplex, one 1-bed and one 3-bed apartments in the Star Hill to Sun Pier Conservation Area,…
March 25, 2014