Multi-disciplinary design practice RG&P has secured planning permission to redevelop a former industrial site in Hemel Hempstead with a development of 56 homes for social rent and a new headquarters for a local homeless charity.

The proposals, for the former Paradise Depot site, will deliver the one- and two-bedroom homes in a block that is seven storeys at its highest. Charity DENS will get a new two-storey building on the site offering space for its foodbank operations and a community café.

RG&P said the townscape of Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town – which boasts Tudor and Georgian buildings – had influenced the apartment block’s design. It features a blend of red and dark brickwork with hit-and-miss detailing and a rusticated plinth.

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