Urban Infill Architects secures planning win for latest office scheme

Urban Infill Architects has secured planning consent for a 58,000 sq ft (GEA) redevelopment of New Devonshire House in Bromley, within the borough’s Business Improvement District. The redevelopment of New Devonshire House will provide a 10-storey office building designed to the latest BCO Grade A standards. The specifications include 78 cycle spaces, EV charging facilities and a communal sky deck level with break-out spaces, bar and sky garden.

The redevelopment will create over 500 jobs. The success further strengthens Urban Infill’s credentials in master planning and design for new employment destinations and business hubs.

The firm, led by founder Ian Dollamore, has already amassed significant expertise in the office sector having led all design and planning work to date for The Commercial Park Group, a partnership between Sir Robert McAlpine and long-time industry stalwart John Baker which is seeking to build two million sq ft of new office space in the South East of England.

Since 2017 Urban Infill has designed and secured planning consent for 500,000 sq ft of workspace, including the latest consent for New Devonshire House.

Urban Infill’s success in the office sector stems from its ability to holistically manage architectural design and master-planning, but also its unique philosophy for modern office design, which focuses on employee wellbeing, sustainability and the careful integration of nature within the urban environment.

“The changing priorities of workers and their employers presents a unique design challenge”

Ian Dollamore, Urban Infill said: “The changing priorities of workers and their employers presents a unique design challenge to try and reimagine workspaces fit for the modern world. That design question is really at the nub of whether the office market can thrive for future generations.

“The twin challenges are providing invigorating, flexible, connected spaces for workers, while also creating buildings that drive towards net zero and improve viability for investors through energy efficiency and sustainability. That’s been our focus for New Devonshire House, moving away from the traditional image of an office, towards places that promote wellbeing through design, careful integration of nature alongside technology and providing spaces for reflection, leisure and collaboration.”