Consultancy helps pub secure long-term future

Planning & Design Practice has helped a historic Derbyshire pub take another step forward in securing its long-term future.

Working closely with Amber Valley Borough Council’s planning, heritage and pollution officers, the firm recently secured approval for a retrospective planning application for extension works at The Patternmakers Arms, in Duffield.

The work at the pub was originally carried out to enhance both its commercial viability and operating capacity.

The application sought consent for several retrospective changes to a previously approved scheme, after concerns were raised about the impact on local historic character of the building and the surrounding area.

In a statement, Planning & Design Practice said: “Given the site’s sensitive conservation setting and proximity to residential properties, the application therefore required a detailed review of the impact of the development ‘as built’ on the historic context of the site, which was led by our heritage team.

“Planning & Design Practice ensured that all key issues were addressed in full, with pragmatic and visually sensitive solutions put forward and approved.”