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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.
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Colin Tongue – Conversion of External Garage & Wrap-around Extension – Castle Bromwich, Birmingham

Colin wanted to demolish an existing conservatory on his property and then convert his already partially converted garage and utility into a new, contemporary wrap-around extension. In spite of the space constraints of the site, we came up with a design that met and exceeded the requirements we were given. Planning was approved quickly and…
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Georgia Lamb – Conversion of Rear Conservatory – Gedling, Nottingham – Review

Georgia Lamb left us a review for our work on Google. “Would highly recommend the design social! Really friendly and professional and really happy with our results. Barnaby brought loads of great ideas to the table and was very flexible in changing these to meet our vision. Really good communication throughout and after whilst waiting…
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Georgia Lamb – Conversion of Rear Conservatory – Gedling, Nottingham

Georgia purchased a lovely property that had a variety of small extensions added to it over the years. Georgia asked us to come up with a design that consolidated these extensions into a more coherent space, that flowed better and provided more usable space for her. We achieved this with a small extension design, the…
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Steve McIntyre Ltd – Website Design & Hosting – London – Review

Steve McIntyre left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade and Yell. “The Design Social were very helpful throughout the process of building my website, understood the brief and put up with my pedantic changes over a period without any complaints, they were also very quick to respond to emails and requests for updates during the…
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Sue Roberts – Design of New Cattery – Desborough, Kettering – Review

Sue Roberts left us a review on Google. “The Design Social team designed a new cattery for us. We wanted to build an eco friendly building using ground screws rather than a massive concrete slab and the team did the research for us and provided a design that went through planning with no problems. We…
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Sue Roberts – Design of New Cattery – Desborough, Kettering

Mrs Roberts wanted to start a new cat boarding business by installing a new cattery in her back garden. We helped Sue out by designing the cattery, ensuring adherence to the Environment Agencies guidelines, securing planning permission for the building and obtaining the relevant commercial planning usage.
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Steve McIntyre Ltd – Website Design & Hosting – London

Steve McIntyre Ltd are exhibition consultants, design managers and project managers for some of the most exciting visitor experiences around the world. SMcL were looking for a website to showcase their existing portfolio and a web design that is flexible and expandable for the companies continued growth. We delivered a Content Management System (CMS), web…
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Chris Beards – Extension & Conversion of Rear Space – Barwell, Leicester – Review

Mr Beards left us a review on Checkatrade “Barnaby was great and a great architect”
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Tony Parker – Planning Application for Rear Extension – Kingsbury, Tamworth – Review
Tony Parker has left us a review on Checkatrade “A very professional prompt service”
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Greg Wykes – Submission of Planning Application to Cover Garage Extension, Porch & Conservatory Removal and Remodeling of Downstairs Layout – Markfield, Leicester – Review

Greg Wykes left us a review on Checkatrade “They carried out all the work needed for a successful planning application, I would never have managed this without them.” If you would like to read more about this project, click here
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Greg Wykes – Submission of Planning Application to Cover Garage Extension, Porch & Conservatory Removal and Remodeling of Downstairs Layout – Markfield, Leicester

Mr Wykes got in contact with us to help him get planning application so he could completely overhaul the layout and look of his lovely little bungalow. We came over and surveyed his property then worked alongside him to produce a satisfying design he would enjoy. We then submitted it for him and got his…
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Katie Pinnell – Resubmission of Application for Wrap-around Side & Rear Extension – Newcastle – Review

After Steve submitted his first planning application for the design of his house, he decided to change the design and resubmit it through us. This is what his wife Katie had to say after our work with them. “Barnaby has provided excellent service so far. He’s been patient with us, despite my changing my mind…
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Kamran Hussein – Planning Application for Conversion of 60’s Bungalow – Glenfield, Leicester – Review
Kamran left us a review on Checkatrade, Google and Yell for our work on his project “We have enjoyed the creative process with Barnaby to convert our 1960’s style bungalow into a contemporary house. Barnaby inspired us with his visuals, quickly won our confidence and has been patient…! Despite being restricted as we want to…
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Kamran Hussein – Planning Application for Conversion of 60’s Bungalow – Glenfield, Leicester
Kamran approached us with an interesting project, to get planning in order to convert his 1960’s bungalow into a multi storey home for himself. We were prepared to face a number of restrictions and issues with the planning process for this project however our application was passed through first time and Kamran now has approval…
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Brunel – Planning Application for Remodel of Shop Front – Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset – Review

Brunel Insurance Brokers left us a review on Checkatrade “We had to undertake planning permission for a job of which The Design Social assisted us by undertaking the act of completing, monitoring and signing off so it was one less item for us to focus on. Never felt bombarded by them at all and had…
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Brunel – Planning Application for Remodel of Shop Front – Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset

Brunel Insurance Brokers reached out to us as they had wanted to restore and remodel their old store front, so we drew up a new design that we got through planning.
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Julie Rose – Conversion & Renovation of Upper Floor Dormers – Barwell, Leicestershire – Review

Julie left us a review on Google “The Design Social provided architectural services in relation to drawing detailed plans and putting in a planning application to the Local Council.They fully explained the planning process, the options available and did a thorough survey in order to provide detailed plans of the existing property and the proposed…
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Peter Whitehead – Plans for New Properties – Hemington, Derby – Review

Peter left us a review on Google “We were attracted to The Design Social having read all their good reviews. We have not been disappointed!We found Barnaby and his team pleasant and professional in all our dealings with them. Barnaby was always very friendly and approachable, punctual, and reliable. He listened carefully to our ideas…










