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More than thirty years’ experience in housing for both public and private sectors, including individual clients, has been brought to bear on proposals for both new build and re-use of former commercial offices for student housing, new residential flats for the medical and nursing staff of Hospital Trusts, live/work and conversion of former industrial premises into private residential flats.

In December 2002 permission was gained for the first phase of the redevelopment of a classic edge of centre brownfield site in Bedford. This was for 107 houses and flats which have been built by Kings Oak to our design. The Council has resolved to grant permission for the second phase of the scheme which will provide 260 apartments in buildings ranging from four to eight storeys together with a riverside park and we have submitted an application for the third phase comprising 254 apartments.

Master plans for mixed residential and employment development are currently being developed in Leicester, Bedford and Mansfield.

The practice has also been involved over the past six years in the development of small B1 and live/work accommodation on sites in Lewisham and Kingston and schemes for development in Wandsworth, Southwark, Enfield, Haringey and Lewisham.

We also have a record for developing purpose built specialist large scale industrial units for occupier clients.

At West & Partners we seek to make available to clients a considered range of alternatives which address the issues raised by each project. The ability, using computer aided design, to illustrate schemes is particularly useful to our clients both in project development and in negotiation with local planning authorities. The practice is also well versed in the realisation of projects on-site and working with other professional offices of the building team.

The broad range of expertise and experience of the practice brings to architectural and town planning projects a high quality of building design combining architectural distinction within the established townscape providing the client with a unique blend of experience ability and energy.

The depth of experience amongst the principals in the supervision of building works and the management of architectural contracts enables contracts to be undertaken with the highest possible assurance to clients with regard to timetable and cost.

Michael West was formerly Borough Planner of Southwark and since returning to private practice, in company with Chris Francis, they have advised on architectural and town planning matters for a number of leading developments on behalf of major development companies.

Peter Long leads the computer aided design facility of the team, which makes available the very rapid presentation of design details and alternatives and offers efficiency in the preparation of detailed drawings. He has considerable experience in the construction of specialist industrial premises, the design of residential accommodation for students and private flats as well as proposals for hotels.

They are joined for specific projects by:

Michael Stratton who has played key roles in a number of major projects including Tolmers Square Redevelopment, St Katherines Dock and London Bridge City. He is currently retained by the Royal Society of Medicine

Stanley Playford who has been responsible for major residential and retail schemes at Pickfords Wharf and Draycot Avenue and a luxury residential development in Pimlico.

Henry Lawrence who has made significant contributions to a number of major projects including London Bridge City and Epping Civic Centre. He has worked in Switzerland and in Africa where he represented a London practice.