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The core of what we do. We take the time to understand how the space will be used and what you need it to achieve, then design it with you: exploring layout options, refining one scheme you’re happy with, and producing the drawings needed to get it approved.
Most designs then move into a planning application or Lawful Development Certificate, followed by Technical Design.
Not sure if it’s right for your project? Get in touch and we’ll happily advise you.
We prepare your application, submit it to the council and deal with your case officer on your behalf until a decision is issued. If your permission comes with conditions, or you need to change an approved scheme, we handle that too.
For extensions, loft conversions, alterations and outbuildings to an existing house. Most are decided within 8 weeks.
For new homes, replacement dwellings, conversions into flats and changes of use: anything outside the householder route.
Outline permission establishes whether development is acceptable in principle. Reserved matters then covers the details, such as appearance, layout, scale and landscaping.
A quicker first step for small housing sites of fewer than 10 homes. It tests whether a site is suitable in principle, with a decision due within 5 weeks. The detailed design follows in a second stage.
A lighter process for certain permitted development, such as larger single-storey rear extensions and some conversions of existing buildings into homes. The council decides within a fixed period, usually 42 or 56 days.
Changes a condition on an existing permission, including minor material amendments to the approved drawings.
Small changes to an approved scheme that don’t alter its substance, such as moving a window slightly. Usually decided within 28 days.
Submitting the details your permission asks for, such as materials, drainage or landscaping, before or during the build.
Not sure which you need? Just ask, and we’ll be happy to guide you.
A pre-app is an informal request for the council’s view on a proposal before a formal application goes in. For the right project, it removes the biggest unknowns early. We recommend it selectively: for most straightforward projects it adds time and cost without changing the outcome, and we’ll tell you so.
Not sure if it’s right for your project? Get in touch and we’ll happily advise you.
Many extensions, loft conversions and outbuildings can go ahead under permitted development, without a planning application. We check whether your project qualifies and, if it does, apply for a certificate on your behalf. It forms a vital part of your home records, which is useful when you come to sell or remortgage.
Rights that allow certain work to a house without a planning application, within set size and design limits. Some homes have these rights restricted, which is why we check first.
Confirms that work you plan to do will be lawful, before you start.
Confirms that something already built, or an existing use, is lawful.
Single-storey rear extensions can go beyond the normal limits (up to 6 m on attached houses and 8 m on detached) through the council’s prior approval process. Neighbours are consulted and the council decides within 42 days.
Not sure which you need? Just ask, and we’ll be happy to guide you.
Standalone planning work for projects that don’t need a design service, just the planning side handled properly. We check the planning position, prepare the application and supporting information, and deal with the council for you.
See Planning Applications for every application type we handle.
Not sure if it’s right for your project? Get in touch and we’ll happily advise you.
Once planning is in place, or we’ve confirmed you don’t need it, we add the technical detail your project needs to be fully compliant and ready to build. We produce a full set of 2D CAD drawings, construction details and a specification, coordinate them with your structural engineer, and take them through building control approval.
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing layouts showing lighting, sockets, heating, drainage and ventilation, so every trade works to the same plan.
A full list of every window and door with sizes, specification and performance, ready for suppliers to quote from. We can prepare other registers too.
If your work affects a shared wall or is close to a neighbour’s foundations, the Party Wall Act may apply. We’ll explain when it does. Many neighbours simply consent in writing, but if a party wall surveyor is needed, we’ll recommend one.
Building over or within 3 metres of a public sewer needs approval from your sewerage company. We can make the application on your behalf.
Not sure which you need? Just ask, and we’ll be happy to guide you.
Sometimes you just need good drawings. We measure your home and produce clear, accurate 2D CAD drawings of it as it stands, ready for whatever you need them for.
Need 3D visuals or CGIs of the inside or outside of your project? We’re happy to recommend a trusted specialist who can create them for you.
We visit your home, measure it and draw it accurately to scale. It’s the starting point for every set of drawings we produce.
Plans, elevations and sections of your home as it is now. Useful to have on file before any future project.
A record of what was actually built once work is finished, for your home records and any future work.
Not sure which you need? Just ask, and we’ll be happy to guide you.
If you’re granting, extending or selling a lease on a flat or part of a building, the lease needs a plan that clearly shows the property. We produce accurate lease plans to HM Land Registry’s requirements, so your solicitor can register the lease without delays.
The plan attached to a lease that shows exactly what the leaseholder has, such as the flat itself, a garden, a parking space or a store.
The part of the property let under the lease, usually shown edged in red on the plan.
Plans must be accurate, drawn to a stated scale with a north point, and clear enough for HM Land Registry to identify the property. If they aren’t, registration can be delayed.
Extending an existing lease often needs a new plan, particularly where the original is missing, inaccurate or out of date.
Not sure which you need? Just ask, and we’ll be happy to guide you.
Tell us what you’d like to do. We’ll recommend the right route and tell you what it’s likely to cost.