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5th August 2021

Listed building extension agreed

Brickhouse is a part contemporary, part vernacular extension to a listed building in an AONB that was larger than Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s policy guidance on extensions to dwellings. However, through a detailed & articulate understanding of the site and setting of the existing listed house, we were able to convince TWBC’s conservation officer and…

4th August 2021

North Yorkshire has been validated

Our NPPF Paragraph 80 (Para 80) application for a new house in North Yorkshire has been validated! A thorough analysis of local farmsteads has helped us to develop a sensitive yet contemporary proposal with equestrian facilities.⁠ ⁠ This sustainable architecture project also includes an innovative anaerobic digestion system that converts farm and cattle waste into…

3rd August 2021

Para 80 planning for former RAF airbase submitted

Recently submitted for planning, a Paragraph 80 house on a former RAF airbase. The design takes cues from the mosquito aircraft, which flew from this base. The existing concrete ground cover from the site will be crushed and recycled in Gabion cages as retaining walls. Flying above the landscape, the building will be fully wheelchair…

30th July 2021

Benenden Barn becomes the first NPPF Para 80 consent in the country

On 29th July 2021 Ashford Borough Council approved our proposals for a new dwelling which required the full might of paragraph 80(e) (formerly paragraph 79) having been endorsed by the Ashford Design Review Panel. This represents Hawkes Architecture’s 23rd planning consent under this unique planning policy mechanism and is officially the first paragraph 80e consent…

19th July 2021

Project evolution

Lake House (Para 79) is evolving nicely as it nears completion! Inspired by simple elegant structures found at the adjacent historic railway line, this magnificent building retains strong semblance to the original sketched design.

18th July 2021

Coming full circle

It was an exciting journey watching Brooks Barn (Para 55) evolve from an early conceptual drawing into a fully completed building. Situated on a discreet tree-lined sloping site, this irregular shaped dwelling completed in 2020, adding significant ecological enhancement to the local surrounding area.

16th July 2021

Progress at the Lake House (PARA79)

We really love the way the composition forms at the Lake House (paragraph 79) respond to the landscape setting in such a variety of different ways. It’ll be an incredible place to live. And the views are just. . . wow !

21st June 2021

Planning Application Submitted for Rural Faversham (para 80)

We are delighted to have submitted another Paragraph 80 planning application today. This follows extensive consultation with Swale Borough Council and full endorsement by The Design Review Panel. The narrative for this project is driven by a somewhat informal walled garden that is draped onto an undulating orchard landscape tapestry.

18th June 2021

We Are Hiring

Hawkes Architecture is recruiting a Part 2 architectural assistant or recently qualified Part 3 to join its growing team in Kent, UK. The team specialises in the design of individual ‘para 80’ houses of exceptional quality and innovative nature of design. Our ideal candidate has a high aptitude for creative design and problem-solving. You will…

17th June 2021

Furrows Update

It’s always great to see projects progressing and Furrows (paragraph 55) project in North Yorkshire is no exception. I love the way this building transitions from settlement to rural landscape at the edge of this village. Bold and confident but so right for this particular setting. Post Braintree para79 isolation principle would likely render this…

15th June 2021

South Yorkshire Site Visit

We are all very excited after visiting this wonderful site in South Yorkshire yesterday. Lots of old farm buildings to play with as part of an organic farm masterplan that’s to be driven by robust environmental design principles.

10th June 2021

Coming along nicely at Lake House (para79)

Things are coming along nicely at The Lake House (paragraph79) project near Rotherfield. The curves do a wonderful job of softening the building lines and elegantly reference the railway narrative conceptual thread.