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Debbie Whight – Rear Extension Application – Wing, Oakham – Review
Debbie Whight left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade & Yell: “The Design Social have been superb from beginning to end of the process of designing an extension to my house. Barnaby helped me design the extension, drew up the plans and the technical drawings and supported me throughout. He is exceptionally good at communicating-…
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Debbie Whight – Rear Extension Application – Wing, Oakham
Debbie Whight had to add an extension on to her own unusual timber clad home. Debbie’s property is a rare post-war, timber framed and clad, pre-fabricated building. We happily undertook this project, carrying out a survey on the existing property and then creating a clean design that fit her needs perfectly. We then liaised with…
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Isaac Edwards – Rear Extension – Birmingham – Update
We worked with Isaac on his extension project and helped him to get approval to finish it. Since then he has finished constructed the extension and sent us pictures of the finished design! Feel free to check them out below! Alternatively, click here to check out the project post we made, detailing the work we…
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Emily Ling – Garage Conversion & Internal Alterations – Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
Emily Ling approached us with a project to convert her existing side extension, including a built-on single garage, into a more workable, usable space. We were happy to take on this project and carried out a survey on the existing property, then produced a design that aligned with their needs. After that, we liaised with…
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Emily Ling – Conversion of Existing Garage & Side Extension – Broughton Astley, Leicestershire – Review
Emily Ling left us a review on Google. “We worked with Barnaby and the Design Social on plans to convert our garage and restructure the upstairs. We enjoyed seeing the walk throughs to experience the plans. Barnaby thought of a layout that we hadn’t considered ourselves, which makes the best use of the space. He…
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Caroline Gibson – Demolition of Conservatory & Internal Renovation – Lutterworth, Leicestershire – Review
Caroline Gibson left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade and Yell for the work we did on her project: “Barnaby from The Design Social worked with us on our building project to put together plans which were submitted to both Planning and Building Control. He was great to work with throughout the whole process. We…
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Caroline Gibson – Demolition of Conservatory & Internal Renovation – Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Caroline and her husband Daniel found us through CheckaTrade and asked for assistance with their project. This project involved the demolition of an external conservatory as well as a few older extensions that would then be rebuilt into a more consistent rear living space. We happily worked alongside them, carrying out a survey on the…
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Ben Sims – Planning Application for Loft Conversion – Hall Green, Birmingham – Review
Ben Sims left us a positive review on Google for the work we did on his loft conversion: “Barnaby designed our loft conversion.He was always very polite, approachable and quick to get back to us with any queries we had” To learn more about this project, click here.
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Ben Sims – Planning Application for Loft Conversion – Hall Green, Birmingham
Ben Sims wanted a larger living space for his home property and decided that a loft conversion would fix that. To accomplish this, he contacted us at The Design Social to get planning approval for the work. To realise this project, we carried out a survey on the existing layout to see what we could…
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Ian Yeomans – Building Regulations drawings for garage conversion – Tamworth, Staffordshire – Update
After Ian Yeomans got his garage conversion fully constructed, he was kind enough to send us pictures of the finished project which you can check out below! If you would like to learn more about our involvement with this project, then click here to read more.
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Ian Yeomans – Building Regulations drawings for garage conversion – Tamworth, Staffordshire – Review
Ian Yeomans has left us a review on CheckaTrade, Google and Yell. “We used The Design Social to design a garage conversion to a bedroom and ensuite bathroom. Barnaby was open to discussions on different ideas, and came up with a cabinet design to solve a conflict with existing fixtures (see picture.) They also arranged…
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Ian Yeomans – Building Regulations drawings for garage conversion – Tamworth, Staffordshire
Ian Yeomans was aware of our company for quite a while before this project, so he was happy to come to us to help with the conversion of his attached garage into a more usable bedroom and en suite. We carried out an in depth survey on the property, then after creating a design that…
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Paul Cottrell – Conservatory Replacement – Burton on Trent, Staffordshire – Update
We did some work for Paul Cottrell, getting planning approval for his conservatory replacement. He has finished the physical work since then and was kind enough to send us some pictures of the finished project, which you can see below. Also, you can click here to learn more about the project itself, then click here…
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Paige Stockil – Planning Application for Construction of New Outbuilding – Earl Shilton, Leicester – Review
Paige Stockil left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade & Yell. “The design social team have been brilliant. I’ve never had any work done so I had no idea where to start or what to expect or do but Barnaby was great, he answered my seemingly endless questions and explained everything to me. He helped…
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Paige Stockil – Planning Application for Construction of New Outbuilding – Earl Shilton, Leicester
Paige got into contact with us, starting a project to construct a large outbuilding to the rear of their property, for use as a gym and a home office. We worked with them, providing an initial design and then developing the proposal with Paige. We then liaised with the local council and secured planning approval…
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David Hall – Plans for Home Extension – Broughton Astley, Leicestershire – Update
David Hall recently got his extension project finished up and sent us some images of the final product. If you would like to learn more about our involvement with this project, click here to see the original project post.
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Maureen Heneghan – Rear Extension – Broughton Astley, Leicester
Maureen Heneghan approached us, looking to carry out an extension project to the rear of their property. This project would involve numerous elements, including planning applications, building regulations drawings and structural calculations. Maureen was recommended our services by a neighbour, David Hall, who has recently finished the project we helped them and has sent us…
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Maureen Heneghan – Rear Extension – Broughton Astley, Leicester – Review
Maureen Heneghan left us a review on CheckaTrade, Google and Yell. “Barnaby was recommended by my neighbour and he was everything she said he was. I was a complete novice so he really did have to ‘take my by the hand’ and talk me through the process and costs of Design, Planning, Building Regs, Building…
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Kerry Onyejekwe – Single Storey Rear Extension & Internal Conversion – Leicester, Leicestershire – Review
Kerry left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade and Yell. “We used The Design Social for plans for a Kitchen Extension. Excellent service. Drawings detailed and impressive. We met online to discuss my needs after the initial drawings and he listened and developed the drawings. He did a home visit initially then a site survey…
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Kerry Onyejekwe – Single Storey Rear Extension & Interior Design – Leicester, Leicestershire
Kerry approached us with a project to open up a space at the rear of her property to create a lovely rear extension, with an airy kitchen/diner, washroom and utility. We happily took on this project, communicating with Kerry to get a design she loved and then liaising with the local council to get building…
