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Paul O’Neill – Loft Conversion & Side Extension – Bingham, Nottingham – Review
Paul O’Neill left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade & Yell: “Barnaby and his team were extremely attentive, understanding and responsive to our needs and wishes. They were able to incorporate our ideas and make improvements and better suggestions for our plans. We have ended up with a design we are very happy with. Barnaby’s…
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Paul O’Neill – Loft Conversion & Side Extension – Bingham, Nottingham
Paul O’Neill came to us with a project to extend and convert his pre-existing loft space as well as a side extension. This was to provide an upstairs master suite and create a larger, open-plan kitchen diner. We were able to carry out a survey on the existing property, draw up designs for the proposed…
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Steph Davies – Single Storey Rear Extension – Barwell, Leicestershire – Review
Stephanie Davies left us a glowing review on CheckaTrade and Google “Barnaby and his team were very friendly and helpful. Gave lots of suggestions on how to design the space to fit our needs.He kept us informed of the progress with regards to planning being granted.Would recommend again.” To learn more about this project, please…
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Steph Davies – Single Storey Rear Extension – Barwell, Leicestershire
Stephanie Davies approached us with a project involving extending her large, 1960s style house to open up the space of the kitchen/diner and lounge. We responded quickly, carrying out a survey, drawing up a design that perfectly fitted her needs and then liaising with the local planning council in order to get planning approval for…
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Jon Rowe – Rear Extension & Interior Design – Market Harborough, Leicester – Review
Jon Rowe left us a review on Google & CheckaTrade: “We recently worked with Barnaby from The Design Social on an extension for our home, and we’re very happy with the result. Barnaby took the time to understand our needs and offered practical suggestions that improved the design while staying within our budget. The plans…
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Jon Rowe – Rear Extension & Interior Design – Market Harborough, Leicester
Jon Rowe approached us with a large project involving adding an extension onto his property that expanded across the entirety of its back face, which we readily helped out with. We were able to carry out a survey, design a layout for both the external and internal look of the property, then we liaised with…
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Tim Haq – Conversion of Commercial Property into Apartments – Earl Shilton, Leicester – Review
Tim Haq left us a review on Yell “**Fantastic Experience with Barnaby Robinson and The Design Social** We had the pleasure of working with Barnaby Robinson and his team at The Design Social for the design and conversion of a commercial property into nine stunning apartments. Throughout the project, Barnaby expertly liaised with the planning…
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Tim Haq – Conversion of Commercial Property into Apartments – Earl Shilton, Leicester
Tim Haq came to us with an interesting project, the conversion of an older, run-down and abandoned business centre into new, high-end holiday apartments for the local area. We carried out a measured survey of the property and then produced a number of options for apartment layouts, as well as the design to the exterior…
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Richard Cobley – Rear Extension & Conversion of Property Roofs – Aylestone, Leicester
Richard Cobley approached us a while ago, hoping to extend his property that had already had a number of previous owners add various different looking extensions onto it. We undertook a large amount of work on this project, creating a more uniform design and then liaising with the local council. The property is in a…
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Richard Cobley – Rear Extension & Conversion of Property Roofs – Aylestone, Leicester – Review
Richard Cobley left us an incredibly glowing review on Google & Yell for the work we did on his massive planning application: “We have been so pleased the high standard that Barnaby and the team at The Design Social have brought to all aspects of the design and planning process so far. Barnaby is extremely…
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Natalie Goodwin – Conversion & Expansion of Wrap-around Extension – Nuneaton, Coventry – Review
Natalie Goodwin has left us a review on Google for the work we did on her extensions “Barnaby has been absolutely amazing. Very informative and helpful through every step of the process. He listened to everything we wanted and made suggestions which we have used. Everything was on the timescale he said and was not…
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Natalie Goodwin – Conversion & Expansion of Wrap-around Extension – Nuneaton, Coventry
Natalie Goodwin approached us, hoping to develop the existing side and rear extensions into a larger, more cohesive wrap-around extension for her property. We developed a design with Natalie and her builder and liaised with the local planning council through to the plans being approved.
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John Harrison – Conversion of Cart Shed & Side Extension – Collingham, Nottinghamshire
John Harrison got in touch to look at converting an original cart shed connected to his property, into a habitable extension. The property is in a conservation area so to ensure planning approval we liaised with both planning and conservation departments. Planning was approved and building regs application, structural calculations and a schedule of works…
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David Bailey – Listed Building Consent Application – Eydon, Daventry – Review
David Bailey left us a wonderful review on Google for the work we did on his listed building: “Used The Design Social for some drawings for a listed building consent application. Barnaby was very knowledgeable and made the whole process easy. Drawings completed in a timely manner and the application went through without a hitch.…
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Ibraheem Mohammad – Conversion & Rear Extension with First Floor Side Extension over Garage – Sleaford, Lincolnshire – Review
Ibraheem Mohammad left us a review on Google for the work we did on his house: “We are very happy to have chosen Design social as Barnaby is very approachable. I could contact him anytime I needed to and ask as many questions as I had. The builder too was very impressed with the drawings.”…
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Ibraheem Mohammad – Rear Extension with First Floor Side Extension over Garage – Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Ibraheem got in touch with us to look at a few different ways of increasing their internal floor area. He already had a pre-existing garage space and was wanting to expand out to increase his houses space without drastically changing the footprint. We drew up a design then liaised with him to get an outcome…
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Jeff March – Planning Application for Internal Conversion of Listed Building – Colwich, Stafford – Review
Jeff March left us a glowing review on Google for the planning application we did for alterations to his listed building. This included the insertion of some new windows and doors and a new roof-light. This allowed Jeff to have a larger kitchen and a new en suite for the master bedroom. “Design Social gave…
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James Boulden – Building Regs for Conversion of Internal Spaces – Lutterworth, Leicestershire – Review
James Boulden left us a glowing review on CheckaTrade, Google and Yell for the building regulations work we did for him. “Extremely professional yet friendly service provided. Good clear communication for fees and site visits. Full of ideas which we would never have thought of. Understandable clear plans provided along with calculations for supporting wall…
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Trevor Hutton – Building Regulations for Conversion of Internal Space – Wavendon, Milton Keynes – Review
Trevor Hutton left us a review on Google and CheckaTrade for the building regulations we worked out for him: “The DS guys discussed the job with me over the phone and confirmed it was the sort of thing they could cover. They visited at the the arranged time and comprehensively surveyed the house and listened…
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Colin Tongue – Conversion of External Garage & Conservatory – Castle Bromwich, Birmingham – Review
Colin left us a review on Google for our work on his wrap around extension, saying: “Knowledgeable, approachable and very helpful. Quick to respond to any queries. Kept us informed throughout the process. Would definitely recommend.” To learn more about this intriguing project, click here.
