This project involves the conversion, extension and rationalisation of a pair of Edwardian semi-detached dwellings in Cheadle Hulme to create four high-quality apartments with ground floor commercial space.

PAA ltd prepared and managed a Planning and Building Regulations package for the conversion of a former bank into a new apartment hotel, located within the Buxton Conservation Area. Buxton is an elegant spa town in Derbyshire, celebrated for its Georgian and Victorian architecture, historic Crescent and Pavilion Gardens, and its status as a cultural and visitor hub set within the Peak District.

We secured Conservation Area consent for the renovation of a former bank building within the Hindley Conservation Area. The existing building had been derelict and exposed to the elements for some time, and our proposal sought to carefully repair and reinstate its historic character while adapting it for contemporary residential and retail use.

We secured Planning Permission for an extension to a church in Manchester. The original building was constructed in 1957 as the Bethshan International Church, designed by architect J. C. Prestwich Brown. It is an interesting example of post-war brick modernism, with influences of Streamline Moderne .

Converting office spaces into residential flats presents a viable solution to tackle the housing shortage in the UK. While obtaining Planning Permission is often necessary for such conversions, there are specific scenarios where it is possible to proceed without it.

The proposals comprise 6 no city-centre apartments arranged over two storeys with basement parking. The site was formerly used as a workshop for light industry and is currently vacant. The site is an infill with an irregular shape derived from the fact that it was simply a piece of land to the rear of the surrounding terraced housing.

Set behind a once-grand Victorian mansion within the Sefton Park Conservation Area lay a disused brownfield site ready for a new chapter. Our proposal introduced three high-quality executive family townhouses that balanced compact, contemporary design with a respect for the historic context. The architectural response was deliberately restrained, ensuring that when viewed from the street, the new buildings sit almost imperceptibly within their setting. The Flemish bond brickwork of the former hotel is reinterpreted by employing a crisp, rigorous contemporary language, establishing a dialogue between old and new.

We were commissioned to design an 3-storey apartment building for a prominent site in Formby. The site was formerly occupied by a 1970s concrete-framed ambulance station as sits within a typical suburban context. The proposed building features a palette of buff Weinerger Con Mosso bricks with bronze coloured metal cladding to the mansard roof and cantilevered balconies. The design grew out of a helical plan, ensuring each apartment benefits from a uniform layout while addressing the geometry of the corner site.

If you intend to extend or alter a Listed Building in a manner would affect its character then you need to apply for Listed Building Consent.

It is important to consider that an owner of a Listed Building is described as a ‘temporary custodian of the nation’s heritage’. The protection of the nation’s heritage is deemed to be so important that it is a criminal offence to carry out alterations which need Listed Building Consent without obtaining it first.

Paul Ashton Architects were commissioned by a private client to design a contemporary low-energy dwelling

Paul Ashton + HBMA have secured planning permission at committee for the redevelopment of a former Carmelite Monastery in Liverpool. The site is to become a new respite centre and hospice for the regional children’s charity Claire House.

Residential proposals for a site on Chequer Road in Doncaster, Yorkshire.