Sentence examples for subterranean developments from inspiring English sources

"Subterranean developments are a red-hot potato in Chelsea.

"We want to get more control over subterranean developments.

But basements are often the only way of creating extra space where there is dense older housing or conservation areas and listed buildings that restrict loft and sideways extensions – for example, Kensington & Chelsea council in central London approved 396 subterranean developments between February 2007 and May this year.

The London borough of Kensington and Chelsea has become the first local authority in the country to introduce restrictions on the subterranean developments, which have led to the creation of "iceberg homes", with the extra space earmarked to accommodate private cinemas, spas and swimming pools.

"We were really taking the piss," laughs Ademir Volic, of Volume 3 Architects, who dreamed up the proposal for Hunt, referring to the fact that such a large-scale extension was at that time, before the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea issued supplemental planning guidance on subterranean developments, a simple matter of making a £150 householder application fee [see footnote].

Ademir Volic was referring specifically to the fact that at that time, which pre-dated the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's supplemental planning guidance on subterranean developments, planning permission for a large-scale extension could be granted following a £150 householder application fee.

But even with the current projects, subterranean development in Singapore is still in its early stages.

The reason for all this quarrying is not the discovery of a coal-rich seam beneath the Wrenaissance streets, but the local enthusiasm for subterranean development.

In London's Kensington and Chelsea neighborhoods, planning applications for subterranean development increased to 225 in 2011 from 179 in 2009, according to the borough.

In December, Malcolm Selsdon of the House of Lords introduced a "Subterranean Development Bill" to address concerns over damage to neighboring properties, soil erosion, loss of privacy during construction and financial concerns for homeowners who try to sell or rent their homes while a neighbor is digging.

This article thus recaps the history and reflection that led to the creation of the Ville 10D project, and explains how it emerged as a systemic approach to subterranean development.