Rebecca Taylor

I joined the Planning and Development Team at Gerald Eve in 2016. Prior to joining Gerald Eve, I gained experience within both the private and public sector. I provide strategic planning advice for a range of clients, and particularly specialise in Central London including Westminster, Islington, and Southwark. I manage a mix of projects from estate management, intricate proposals to adapt and change listed buildings and complex strategic schemes. I have a thorough understanding of planning matters affecting the London property market and have well-established connections with officers at local planning authorities as well as at the GLA.

I work with a variety of clients, including Landid, Overcourt, Kadans Science Partners, Schroders, Legal and General, Royal London, Aberdeen Asset Management, Urbanest, Grange Hotels, Brookfield Property Partners and The Portfolio Club. I also work for Shaftesbury Capital and The Crown Estate helping them to achieve long term sustainable growth.

MY RECENT PROJECTS

• Paris Garden, Southwark Commercial Scheme – I advised Overcourt in respect of the comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide a 26-storey tower with large public space and flexible retail and restaurant uses at ground and upper levels with a total of c60,000sqm overall. Continued involvement in the site has seen an alternative more contextual 10-storey scheme approved, retaining larger amounts of the existing structure.
• 4 Brandon Road, Islington Life Sciences – I advised Kadans Science Partners in respect of the comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide purpose-built laboratory in London’s Knowledge Quarter, King’s Cross. Overall, the building was five storeys and provides c. 5,000sqm of floorspace. This permission adds to Kadans growing portfolio within the Knowledge Quarter with 5-10 Brandon completed and a number of new sites in the pipeline.
• The former Central St Martins, Camden, Hotel led development – I advised Grange Hotel in respect of the former Central St Martins Site. This included the Grade II* Listed Lethaby Building which needed to be retained and sensitively refurbished. The proposals provided circa 40,000sqm floorspace an uplift of 17,600sqm. The scheme provided 427 hotel keys and array of flexible ground floor and basement uses as well as a separate block containing 34 affordable housing units.
• Palmerston Court, Wandsworth, Student led development – I advised Urbanest in respect of the comprehensive redevelopment of the site and construction of four new buildings ranging from 12 to 20 storeys. The development comprised a mixed of uses including circa 869 student accommodation bedspaces, flexible office space, retail / café unit, replacement public house and other ancillary uses. The student building will be targeting Passivehaus accreditation
• Gillingham House, Westminster – Partial retention and erection of rear extensions. Provision of external public garden and ground floor retail café.
• Amadeus House, 27b Floral Street, Westminster – Rooftop extension, terrace and general improvements to modernise the commercial office space.
• Lincoln House, Camden – Partial demolition and erection of rear extensions to provide an uplift in office use at the upper levels and of the ground floor retail units.
• Science Museum, RBKC – Change of use of former post office block to create additional space for the Science Museum to host exhibitions, lectures and corporate events.
• Laser House, Islington – Partial demolition of rooftop structures and construction of three-storey extension to create additional commercial floorspace.